Thanks. Ive already got ICS off. I wanted to get the two machine talking first. but no luck yet.
I do (did?) have a router. It came off 2nd best in "Lightning storm versus DSL router". Im using a crappy USB dsl modem while I get my router fixed.
Hi - hoping you can help me.
Im setting up a laptop (WinXP pro) with a wireless card, to connect to my desktop (2k pro) via peer to peer. I want to be able to get internet access to the laptop.
Ive got both cards installed, and they only connect for at most 1 or 2 seconds at a time, and...
Ive installed XP pro and office 2k on my parents new machine (they have an old machine with 98se and office 2k).
When I connect (via dialup) on the new machine, and "Send and Receive" in outlook, it sits there for ages, and eventually times out. Plug the 98 machine back in and it works fine...
Thanks for the ideas guys, but I found out what it was.
I just came home and turned it on, and it went pop, and all this cool smoke came out of the back of the power supply.
My computer room stinks now.
When I use 2k, it will just turn off, like a power failure. I have to pull out the power cable from the back of the supply, and re-plug it in and switch back on.
It happens every time I use the machine, after a random period of time (always less than 10 minutes).
I have a 98 partition on the...
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