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How To: Enable The Network Adapter Onboard Processor In Windows XP

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:55:23 +0000

Some network cards have an onboard processor that you can use instead of the main CPU for certain functions.If your network adapter has an onboard processor, designed to offload network processing from the system CPU, it is disabled by default in Windows XP. If your NIC(Network Interface Card) driver supports this onboard processor, you can enable it by a simple registry tweak as follows.This setting help to increase the processing speed of your system. Launch the Windows Registry Editor read more

How To: Provide Remote Assistance When Using a NAT Device in Windows XP

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:23:14 +0000

Remote Assistance feature in Windows XP is designed for informal, peer-to-peer use by Windows users without an extensive technical background. Although the user interface hides most of its complexities, a basic understanding of how Remote Assistance connections work can help you make reliable connections without compromising the security of either computer. You can provide Remote Assistance to a friend who uses a Network Address Translation (NAT) device by modifying the Remote Assistance read more

How To: Clear The Windows XP Map Network Drive’s MRU(Most Recently Used) List

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:11:53 +0000

If you use Windows XP on a local area network (LAN), and you save and open files in shared folders as part of a workgroup on a server, you can create a virtual drive whose drive letter appears in the My Computer window along with those of your local drives — this process referred to as mapping a network drive. If you frequently use the Map Network Drive command in Windows XP, you probably have a lot of network paths displaying in the MRU (Most Recently Used) list, which appears in the read more

How To: Map A Network Drive in Windows XP

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:29 +0000

If you use Windows XP on a local area network (LAN), and you save and open files in shared folders as part of a workgroup on a server, you can create a virtual drive whose drive letter appears in the My Computer window along with those of your local drives — this process referred to as mapping a network drive. To map a network drive in Windows XP, follow these steps: Click Tools–>Map Network Drive on the Windows XP My Computer menu bar to open the Map Network Drive dialog read more

How To: Reinstall and Reset TCP/IP (Internet Protocol) in Windows Vista and in XP

admin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:45:55 +0000

If you facing network connection issue, or more accurately unable to access or connect to Internet or network problem in Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and in Windows XP, and repair WinSock settings plus workaround for Vista IE7 strange no connection problem do not save your from Internet woes, you can try to reinstall and reset TCP/IP stack or Internet Protocol, one of the core component of the operating system, which cannot be uninstalled. Again, with a corrupt TCP/IP stack, the same woes may read more

How To: Turn Your Windows XP Laptop Into a Mobile WiFi Hotspot

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:40:38 +0000

If your laptop has installed with Microsoft Windows XP operating system and Wi-Fi connectivity, it’s not difficult to share a wireless connection or an Ethernet connection. By wireless we mean a built-internal WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network) or external modem connection to your data network provider.Note that these are steps involved for only Windows XP operating system. To start setting up your mobile hotspot, click on Windows XP Start and go to the Control Panel. Double-click read more