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when you right click my computer\properties\computer name. the name of your work group should be the same on all computers.. With peer to peer there is not a domain controller so everyones credentials have to be on each machine. Everyone has to logog with a username and password on each...

sounds like there might be something wrong with your monitor, is there a monitor you could borrow just to see if it still does the nap or not right click on a vaccant part of your desktop, click properties then screen saver, then power or what ever it says on the button on lower right. Change...

eMachine D620, sure it is not a Dell D620? do you have a router or do you connect to the BB modem directly, are you using wireless or a lan cable, if wireless have you tried connecting with a lan cable. Asuming you have XP, click start run, type cmd, hit enter. Type in ipconfig/all then hit...

will your ISP permitt an email server?

I have no idea about what you are asking , although I would like to suggest that,,,if your mothers pc is just connected to a broadband modem she should have a router, Just connected to the modem anyone on the internet can see her computer. If what she is connected to is a modem/ router she is ok.

sounds to me like the notebook is overheating. Have you tried to disassemble down to the heat exchange and fan,,, or blow some compressed air in the oposit direction through the exhaust port.

if you have a removable cmos battery, remove that for awhile, not to be confussed w/ the system battery. ...nothing at all on the display? ...no blinking lights? you might want to unplug from the AC and remove the system battery. Then remove alll the RAM. Assuming you do not have any built in...

you have to use ICS...Internet connection sharing...see link How to configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP

It's really rewarding. Let me say something about training and certification. When I started in the computer field when I went for a job interview , which usually was with an agency...they gave you atest..there ws no computer related questions...stuff like a square that you could see three sides...

yes you can , assume you have xp professional on both, xp home you can not network, except for a public folder. You really can not make the desktop a "server" in the sence of a domain server. All you can do is create a "peer to peer" peer meaning an equal...so all your workstations will be...

Frequency has very little to do with it, it is the wattage. Most wireles routers only put out about a third of a watt, that is less than one of those small Christmas tree lights. The job before what I do now ( IT for large government contractor) I used to do home and business PC/ NETWORKING...

in windows explorer click tools then folder options then file type see what program you have associated with jpeg files.

this is the program you need Active@ Partition Recovery. Order Page. ...very very good program, worth 100 times what they charge. When you look at the external hard drive in disk manager ( RC my computer, click manage) what does it say about the disk. I think I had something like this and I...

It all depends on what you mean by "back up" , just files, the whole image. Also backing up should not be taken lightly. It is one of the most important processes that can take place. Think about what would happen if your notebook did not boot and you lost everything. Then you would say I would...

on a board long long ago, I think it was a super socket7 ...I had to make a fan to cool the heat sink. I think I cut a section about half the size of a 120mm fan, then applied heat along the middle length wise to make it bend 90 degrees. drilld holes to mount the fan and mount to the case. JB...