Good Evening All -

1. Purchases two new HP Pavillion PCs - have two eMachines - all with XP
SP2. One Linksys Hub - Cable for internet connection.

2. All PCs connected to the internet just fine.

3. Run the "Create Home Network Wizard" - when provided for the option to
create a disk - I do not see my DVD or CD drive as a choice - so I assume
that I don't have to create one, as all PCs are XP - so I say no and finish
Wizard - this is obviously not the solution.

4. Questsioned someone (you know the one - that knows enough to be dangerous
and destroy all in their path) why no CDs came with the new PCs - they said
to create one through some place under control panel - not very explicit with
instructions - sort of a blah blah blah...

so where to go to now - I would like to understand why I don't see my CD
drive as an option (I do see it in Explorer and am able to run DVDs and CDs -
the system sees them and there are no 'exclamation points' indicating a
conflict or problem of sorts)

and would love to get these things connected to share my other limited
resources of printers/fax and files...

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:03:02 -0800, "JP2R" <JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Good Evening All -
>
>1. Purchases two new HP Pavillion PCs - have two eMachines - all with XP
>SP2. One Linksys Hub - Cable for internet connection.
>
>2. All PCs connected to the internet just fine.
>
>3. Run the "Create Home Network Wizard" - when provided for the option to
>create a disk - I do not see my DVD or CD drive as a choice - so I assume
>that I don't have to create one, as all PCs are XP - so I say no and finish
>Wizard - this is obviously not the solution.
>
>4. Questsioned someone (you know the one - that knows enough to be dangerous
>and destroy all in their path) why no CDs came with the new PCs - they said
>to create one through some place under control panel - not very explicit with
>instructions - sort of a blah blah blah...
>
>so where to go to now - I would like to understand why I don't see my CD
>drive as an option (I do see it in Explorer and am able to run DVDs and CDs -
>the system sees them and there are no 'exclamation points' indicating a
>conflict or problem of sorts)
>
>and would love to get these things connected to share my other limited
>resources of printers/fax and files...

With Windows XP, you just run the Network Setup Wizard on each computer. The
setup disk, created by the NSW, is to run on computers running operating systems
other than Windows XP, where you can't run the NSW.

If the computers connect to the Internet, but can't share files, it's likely not
a problem that will be resolved by the NSW. It's probably a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html

If no help there, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Thanks Chuck - I was checking out some of these links you posted already -
after seeing your response to someone else - with a same, but different
(wink) problem.

Let me attempt to apply this information (correctly) to arrive at a
solution...

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:03:02 -0800, "JP2R" <JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Good Evening All -
> >
> >1. Purchases two new HP Pavillion PCs - have two eMachines - all with XP
> >SP2. One Linksys Hub - Cable for internet connection.
> >
> >2. All PCs connected to the internet just fine.
> >
> >3. Run the "Create Home Network Wizard" - when provided for the option to
> >create a disk - I do not see my DVD or CD drive as a choice - so I assume
> >that I don't have to create one, as all PCs are XP - so I say no and finish
> >Wizard - this is obviously not the solution.
> >
> >4. Questsioned someone (you know the one - that knows enough to be dangerous
> >and destroy all in their path) why no CDs came with the new PCs - they said
> >to create one through some place under control panel - not very explicit with
> >instructions - sort of a blah blah blah...
> >
> >so where to go to now - I would like to understand why I don't see my CD
> >drive as an option (I do see it in Explorer and am able to run DVDs and CDs -
> >the system sees them and there are no 'exclamation points' indicating a
> >conflict or problem of sorts)
> >
> >and would love to get these things connected to share my other limited
> >resources of printers/fax and files...
>
> With Windows XP, you just run the Network Setup Wizard on each computer. The
> setup disk, created by the NSW, is to run on computers running operating systems
> other than Windows XP, where you can't run the NSW.
>
> If the computers connect to the Internet, but can't share files, it's likely not
> a problem that will be resolved by the NSW. It's probably a misconfigured or
> overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html
>
> If no help there, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
> computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
> articles, and follow instructions precisely:
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>

Chuck -

Okay - I did the best that I can - I apologize if I did not follow things
properly - but this is what I came away with -

I have removed all but two PCs - to make it easier to set up - then once
these are working I can incorporate one PC at a time.

Both PCs are brand new -
MS Windows XP - Media Center Edition Ver 2002 SP2
HP Pavilion AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+ 1.78GHz, 960 MB of RAM
Physical Address Extention

I ran the ipconfig as you requested and have the following information -
please note that I was not able to run the "browstat status" - I read your
section on PATH - but still could not locate it

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>ipconfig /all >c:ipconfig.txt

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>notepad c:\ipconfig.txt

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>notepad >c:ipconfig.txt

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JaeP2R
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ok.cox.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D4-C7-C1-EF
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::213:d4ff:fec7:c1ef%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.12.16.30
68.12.16.25
68.2.16.30
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, December 25, 2005
10:18:38 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 26, 2005
10:18:38 AM

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F4-00-BB-F3-3D-3C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
3ffe:831f:4004:1950:0:f400:bbf3:3d3c
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%5
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling
Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-64
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.100%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled



"Chuck" wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:03:02 -0800, "JP2R" <JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Good Evening All -
> >
> >1. Purchases two new HP Pavillion PCs - have two eMachines - all with XP
> >SP2. One Linksys Hub - Cable for internet connection.
> >
> >2. All PCs connected to the internet just fine.
> >
> >3. Run the "Create Home Network Wizard" - when provided for the option to
> >create a disk - I do not see my DVD or CD drive as a choice - so I assume
> >that I don't have to create one, as all PCs are XP - so I say no and finish
> >Wizard - this is obviously not the solution.
> >
> >4. Questsioned someone (you know the one - that knows enough to be dangerous
> >and destroy all in their path) why no CDs came with the new PCs - they said
> >to create one through some place under control panel - not very explicit with
> >instructions - sort of a blah blah blah...
> >
> >so where to go to now - I would like to understand why I don't see my CD
> >drive as an option (I do see it in Explorer and am able to run DVDs and CDs -
> >the system sees them and there are no 'exclamation points' indicating a
> >conflict or problem of sorts)
> >
> >and would love to get these things connected to share my other limited
> >resources of printers/fax and files...
>
> With Windows XP, you just run the Network Setup Wizard on each computer. The
> setup disk, created by the NSW, is to run on computers running operating systems
> other than Windows XP, where you can't run the NSW.
>
> If the computers connect to the Internet, but can't share files, it's likely not
> a problem that will be resolved by the NSW. It's probably a misconfigured or
> overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html
>
> If no help there, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
> computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
> articles, and follow instructions precisely:
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>

Try:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components wizard
starts.
4. Click Networking Services (but do not click to clear the check box), and
then click Details.
5. Click to clear the Peer-to-Peer check box. If IPv6 Internet Connection
Firewall is also listed, click to clear this check box as well. Then click
OK.
6. Click Next.
7. Follow the instructions on the remaining pages of the wizard to remove
the component from the computer.


Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"JP2R" <JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BF6A9B11-620F-4B4F-9CE6-88B1DF8E582F@microsoft.com...
> Chuck -
>
> Okay - I did the best that I can - I apologize if I did not follow things
> properly - but this is what I came away with -
>
> I have removed all but two PCs - to make it easier to set up - then once
> these are working I can incorporate one PC at a time.
>
> Both PCs are brand new -
> MS Windows XP - Media Center Edition Ver 2002 SP2
> HP Pavilion AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+ 1.78GHz, 960 MB of RAM
> Physical Address Extention
>
> I ran the ipconfig as you requested and have the following information -
> please note that I was not able to run the "browstat status" - I read your
> section on PATH - but still could not locate it
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>ipconfig /all >c:ipconfig.txt
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>notepad c:\ipconfig.txt
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>notepad >c:ipconfig.txt
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JaeP2R
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ok.cox.net
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
Fast
> Ethernet NIC
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D4-C7-C1-EF
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::213:d4ff:fec7:c1ef%4
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.12.16.30
> 68.12.16.25
> 68.2.16.30
> fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, December 25, 2005
> 10:18:38 AM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 26, 2005
> 10:18:38 AM
>
> Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling
Pseudo-Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F4-00-BB-F3-3D-3C
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
> 3ffe:831f:4004:1950:0:f400:bbf3:3d3c
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%5
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
> Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling
> Pseudo-Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-64
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.100%2
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>
>
> "Chuck" wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:03:02 -0800, "JP2R"
<JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Good Evening All -
> > >
> > >1. Purchases two new HP Pavillion PCs - have two eMachines - all with
XP
> > >SP2. One Linksys Hub - Cable for internet connection.
> > >
> > >2. All PCs connected to the internet just fine.
> > >
> > >3. Run the "Create Home Network Wizard" - when provided for the option
to
> > >create a disk - I do not see my DVD or CD drive as a choice - so I
assume
> > >that I don't have to create one, as all PCs are XP - so I say no and
finish
> > >Wizard - this is obviously not the solution.
> > >
> > >4. Questsioned someone (you know the one - that knows enough to be
dangerous
> > >and destroy all in their path) why no CDs came with the new PCs - they
said
> > >to create one through some place under control panel - not very
explicit with
> > >instructions - sort of a blah blah blah...
> > >
> > >so where to go to now - I would like to understand why I don't see my
CD
> > >drive as an option (I do see it in Explorer and am able to run DVDs and
CDs -
> > >the system sees them and there are no 'exclamation points' indicating a
> > >conflict or problem of sorts)
> > >
> > >and would love to get these things connected to share my other limited
> > >resources of printers/fax and files...
> >
> > With Windows XP, you just run the Network Setup Wizard on each computer.
The
> > setup disk, created by the NSW, is to run on computers running operating
systems
> > other than Windows XP, where you can't run the NSW.
> >
> > If the computers connect to the Internet, but can't share files, it's
likely not
> > a problem that will be resolved by the NSW. It's probably a
misconfigured or
> > overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
> >
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...roup-visibilit
y.html>
> >
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...oup-visibility
..html
> >
> > If no help there, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from
each
> > computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
> > articles, and follow instructions precisely:
> >
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...k-neighborhood.
html#AskingForHelp>
> >
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...neighborhood.h
tml#AskingForHelp
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> > Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> > My email is AT DOT
> > actual address pchuck mvps org.
> >

Doug -

I did as suggested - and still no change - Man, I must be messing up big time.
I read through the suggested webpages - from Chuck - and tried as he
recommended - I must be missing something really simple...

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Try:
>
> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
> 2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
> 3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components wizard
> starts.
> 4. Click Networking Services (but do not click to clear the check box), and
> then click Details.
> 5. Click to clear the Peer-to-Peer check box. If IPv6 Internet Connection
> Firewall is also listed, click to clear this check box as well. Then click
> OK.
> 6. Click Next.
> 7. Follow the instructions on the remaining pages of the wizard to remove
> the component from the computer.
>
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "JP2R" <JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BF6A9B11-620F-4B4F-9CE6-88B1DF8E582F@microsoft.com...
> > Chuck -
> >
> > Okay - I did the best that I can - I apologize if I did not follow things
> > properly - but this is what I came away with -
> >
> > I have removed all but two PCs - to make it easier to set up - then once
> > these are working I can incorporate one PC at a time.
> >
> > Both PCs are brand new -
> > MS Windows XP - Media Center Edition Ver 2002 SP2
> > HP Pavilion AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+ 1.78GHz, 960 MB of RAM
> > Physical Address Extention
> >
> > I ran the ipconfig as you requested and have the following information -
> > please note that I was not able to run the "browstat status" - I read your
> > section on PATH - but still could not locate it
> >
> > Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> > (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>ipconfig /all >c:ipconfig.txt
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>notepad c:\ipconfig.txt
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>notepad >c:ipconfig.txt
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>ipconfig /all
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JaeP2R
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ok.cox.net
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
> Fast
> > Ethernet NIC
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D4-C7-C1-EF
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::213:d4ff:fec7:c1ef%4
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.12.16.30
> > 68.12.16.25
> > 68.2.16.30
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, December 25, 2005
> > 10:18:38 AM
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 26, 2005
> > 10:18:38 AM
> >
> > Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling
> Pseudo-Interface
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F4-00-BB-F3-3D-3C
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
> > 3ffe:831f:4004:1950:0:f400:bbf3:3d3c
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%5
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
> >
> > Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling
> > Pseudo-Interface
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-64
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.100%2
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
> >
> >
> >
> > "Chuck" wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:03:02 -0800, "JP2R"
> <JP2R@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >Good Evening All -
> > > >
> > > >1. Purchases two new HP Pavillion PCs - have two eMachines - all with
> XP
> > > >SP2. One Linksys Hub - Cable for internet connection.
> > > >
> > > >2. All PCs connected to the internet just fine.
> > > >
> > > >3. Run the "Create Home Network Wizard" - when provided for the option
> to
> > > >create a disk - I do not see my DVD or CD drive as a choice - so I
> assume
> > > >that I don't have to create one, as all PCs are XP - so I say no and
> finish
> > > >Wizard - this is obviously not the solution.
> > > >
> > > >4. Questsioned someone (you know the one - that knows enough to be
> dangerous
> > > >and destroy all in their path) why no CDs came with the new PCs - they
> said
> > > >to create one through some place under control panel - not very
> explicit with
> > > >instructions - sort of a blah blah blah...
> > > >
> > > >so where to go to now - I would like to understand why I don't see my
> CD
> > > >drive as an option (I do see it in Explorer and am able to run DVDs and
> CDs -
> > > >the system sees them and there are no 'exclamation points' indicating a
> > > >conflict or problem of sorts)
> > > >
> > > >and would love to get these things connected to share my other limited
> > > >resources of printers/fax and files...
> > >
> > > With Windows XP, you just run the Network Setup Wizard on each computer.
> The
> > > setup disk, created by the NSW, is to run on computers running operating
> systems
> > > other than Windows XP, where you can't run the NSW.
> > >
> > > If the computers connect to the Internet, but can't share files, it's
> likely not
> > > a problem that will be resolved by the NSW. It's probably a
> misconfigured or
> > > overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
> > >
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...roup-visibilit
> y.html>
> > >
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...oup-visibility
> ..html
> > >
> > > If no help there, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from
> each
> > > computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
> > > articles, and follow instructions precisely:
> > >
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...k-neighborhood.
> html#AskingForHelp>
> > >
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...neighborhood.h
> tml#AskingForHelp
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cheers,
> > > Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> > > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> > > Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> > > My email is AT DOT
> > > actual address pchuck mvps org.
> > >
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