Can i safely upgrade my ME to XP Pro? Running P3 with 128MB ram. Computer is really used to get emails and small amount of surfing?

I have a network using a broadband connection and router. The ME box is connected to the router and two wireless XP boxes using 802.11g. The problem is that the ME machine installs a gateway (which is proper if it is sharing an internet connection) that is active and I can't disable it. I don't...

How do I uninstall Home Networking on Win ME w/o reinstalling Win ME? Thanks

I've looked throgh the Knowledge Base, but nothing seems to work. The computer that is the guest used to be Windows 95, but it has been upgraded. The computer was once connected with our ME one by a computer guy, but since then, Windows 95 then 98 had to be reinstalled, and the computer guy had...

This may help my first question. But on one of my computers, there is no IPX/SPX protocol installed, and I want to bind file and print sharing to that. I go to the protocol tab under add, and it does'nt show up. On my other computer there are several protocols to add, but this on only has ATM...

I want to install a WindowsXP/Vista USB/Wireless adapter on my Windows ME pc.Consequently I have downloaded a WinME Driver in the form of a 'zip' file from the adapter vendor.I have unzipped the file to give the Application Program file, but when I run this file to install the Driver the...

I am unable to connect to AOL from my computer. AOL tech support helped me diagnose the problem but couldn't help fix it. When I go under Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs - Windows Setup tab - Communications - Dial-up Networking the space required for this is 0.0 MB....

Usually I could just open it with Notepad and save it without problems. I must have installed something lately, or it is a new security measure may be. There must be a service having this file opened for writing. How can I find out the service that is using this file? Thanks for you help, René

Im using my computer at the workplace and trying to connect to files on the server. When I go into network place and entire network, I get this message. While I see other folders from this server available, they say the file is not accessible. What can I do too ensure that this particular...

I have recently had a computer crash and after restore I have myself unable to access secure websites. After a little investigation in running net diagnostics I have found that DHCP SERVER = 255.255.255.255 (Invalid IP address) and IP Address 169.254.231.XX (Failed) also there is a failed message...

While I was away in California, my husband hit something that made all my type size huge!! Everything is enormous and I don't know how to reduce the type. Can anyone walk me through it?

I need to set up two IP address in my network conection, becouse my network has two subnets and y need to have access to both of them. I have done this in win XP, but i can’t find a way to do so in ME, can any one help me to solve this?? Thanks -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com...

I used to use a dial in service (Worldnet), but now use cable internet - no longer need to dial. For some reason, every time I boot my laptop, it wants to dial into Worldnet, and wants me to select Connect or Cancel. I had deleted the DUN connection for Worldnet a long time ago. Also, my Internet...

Someone (One of the MVPs ) wrote that disabling the system restore during uninstall would not be a good idea. While I agree with that in a general sense, There are some cases where it does work. These are failed installs, failed uninstalls, and cases where the install of a previously removed...

About a month ago, my home netowrk stopped working like it used to. I can no longer see the 2 computers on it, from each other. We have a 2 IP cable connection to the internet, running through a 5 port switch. Both computers can still do stuff online, they just can't go directly to eachother. ...

I'm having a hard time getting a Cisco VPN client (ver. 4.0.6) running on a XP Pro machine to connect through my LinkSys RV016 router to a Cisco 3000 VPN contentrator. It seems we need to open some ports on the router to allow the Cisco VPN client to get through. Does anyone know which ports...

I just bought a new computer with windows xp and would like to transfer my files directly to it from windows me - is there an easy way to do this without a wireless network?

How do I transfer files from ME to Vista? I just bought a new computer with Vista and my old one still has ME.

I have just purchased a new computer with XP. Old one has ME, how do I transfer files with a parallel direct cable with only my new computer that has DSL

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