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    Net Use Command Prompt

    No. Anderson, SC Portage is a model of Toshiba. Jim
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    Net Use Command Prompt

    Guitarzan: I think the quotes will work. Thank you, I have periodically tried for 3 years to get this. I connected to 2 other computers in my workgroup. One worked, the other got Error 85 Device already in use, or something. Yet, when the .bat file completed, both drives are connected...
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    Net Use Command Prompt

    net use P: \\PORTAGE\B /USER:John Brown 143r56 I can't get this command to work, can anyone help? I have the computer PORTAGE in my home network. I have a Drive Mapping Letter L to a folder named B on PORTAGE The user name on PORTAGE is John Brown and 143r56 is the password. If I click on...
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    Net Use Command Prompt

    net use P: \\PORTAGE\B /USER:John Brown 143r56 I can't get this command to work, can anyone help? I have the computer PORTAGE in my home network. I have a Drive Mapping Letter L to a folder named B on PORTAGE The user name on PORTAGE is John Brown and 143r56 is the password. If I click on...
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    Vista Network Access Problem

    Have a network w Vista #1, Vista #2 and XP #3. All worked OK; until I had to rebuild Vista #1. Rebuild Network, shares, etc. Now Vista #1 is fine; however, I get access denied when Vista #2 tries to access Vista #1. Both can see XP #3 just fine. In Windows Explorer, Vista #2 brings up Vista...
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    Home Network 1 machine missing?

    Thanks for your assistance. The wiring is OK other wise I wouldn't be able to get to the network printer from that machine, which I can. From Pinging, I found that the problem machine had .1.6 as the last 2 octets. I use Zone Alarm and the network was defined as ...1.0 to ...1.5 (ie, not...
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    Home Network 1 machine missing?

    Windows XP MSHome Network has 3 PC's and a Network Printer. PC #3 is Backup Machine and it dropped off the network? PC #1 and #2 can see each other All 3 PC's can access the network printer and the internet via common router It worked fine before a 10 day vacation I tried changing...
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    Wireless Slow, LAN is Not

    Have XP SP-2 Home network. Connections via wireless router. Use AVG and ZoneAlarm. In Network Connections I disable LAN and enable Wireless and have poor results. Copies from other network machines is slow, constant internet page time outs, etc. If I enable LAN and disable wireless the problems...
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    Downgrade Vista to XP

    Had a HP PC w XP under warranty which failed and HP couldn't fix. So they sent me a new HP Pavilion dv6000 PC with AMD Turion 64x2 Mobile Processor, however they refused to send me the replacement with XP so it came w Vista. It failed miserably when put on an XP Home Network. (Network Copy...
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    Component Services nowhere to be found

    ASG0856, Thanks for the help. I used your suggestions and got them back. Another item, my wife's PC went through an unnecessary PC Recovery, no thanks to HP Tech Supt. I had to reinstall everything, etc. One problem is in Documents and Settings where the various User Settings are...
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    Component Services nowhere to be found

    I am trying to get to Administrative Tools/Component Services; however when I open up Administrative Tools Nothing is listed, ie no Event Viewer, none of the others normally listed. I can get to Component Services by letting the Help and Support system open it. Any ideas on how to get...
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    W Explorer Slow

    The next time I rebooted, the problem was gone. I think what finally did it was disabling WIA in Administrative Tools/Component Services/Services. I am now reinstalling all the protective software again. Thank you all for the help. Jim
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    W Explorer Slow

    Thanks for all the tips. Many of the links are longer available. I tried many of the suggestions. I have removed all spy bots, ad aware's, Windows Defender, AVG Antivirus. All I have left is Zone Alarm and I tried turning it off. I disabled WIA from Component Services, I removed FireFox and went...
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    W Explorer Slow

    Windows XP: First time Windows Explorer tries to open a new navigation area, takes 30 sec? Recent problem, just developed. Any ideas?? Thanks,
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