i am trying to set up a home network but the wizard on xp says to make a floppy to install on the client system. i dont have a floppy drive, only the cd. any suggestions? the wizard does not allow for the creation of the cd. i am attempting to share a printer.
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You just need to install your regular Windows XP CD in your drive on the other computer.\nOnce the installation starts you get a couple of options among one is to set up a home network. \nThis will allow you to set up your own homenetwork\nIn short your wizard is already on the Windows XP cd you own.
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I suggest you to share the printer by installing the printer on the Desktop, After installing the printer in the shared mode, I suggest you to install the printer in the shared mode and your issue should be resolved.\nI will provide you the steps:\nI am providing the steps for the XP..\n\nPerform the steps below to install the software on the Host comptuer in windows XP:\n\n\n1. Turn on the host computer \n\n2. Click Start, ControlPanel, Printers and Faxes. \n\n3. Click Add a Printer, then click Next. \n\n4. Choose LocalPrinter as the printer connection and then click Next. \n\n5. Select LPT1 or USB depending upon the cable and port used. Click Next. \n\n6. Click Have Disk. \n\n7. Insert the HP Deskjet 6500 series printer software into the CD-ROM drive. \n\n8. Click Browse. \n\n9. Move to the appropriate language folder in the CD-ROM . Example: for the English language move to enu&#92;driver&#92;win2k_xp. \n\n10. Click Open, then click OK to close the Install From Disk dialog box. \n\n11. Click Next. \n\n12. Accept the default name for the printer (recommended) or enter a new name. To use this printer as the default printer, click Yes, otherwise click No. \n\n13. Click Next. \n\n14. Click Share name and type the desired name for the printer on the network. \n\n15. Click Next. \n\n16. Type the location of the printer and any additional comments, and then click Next. \n\n17. To print a test page, click Yes, otherwise, click No, then click Next. \n\n18. Click Finish. \n\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307847\n\nPerform the steps below to install the printer on Client computers:\n\n1. Click Start, then printers and faxes.\n\n2. Double-click AddPrinter, then click Next. \n\n3. Choose Network printer as the printer connection, then click Next. \n\n4. Enter the path or queue name of the printer. For example, type: &#92;&#92;HostComputerName&#92;PrinterName or &#92;&#92;ServerName&#92;QueueName \n\nOr \n\n5. Click Browse to browse the Network Neighborhood to locate the print server and printer. \n\n6. Click Next. \n\n7. Click HaveDisk, and insert the HP Deskjet Series Printer Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. \n\nNOTE: If the CD-ROM autoplays and starts an installation program, exit that program before continuing. \n\n8. Click Browse. Browse to the hpfxxxx.inf file in your desired language where XXXX is the printer model Name\n\n9. It will be in Enu/Drivers/Win2K_XP on the CD that shipped along the printer\n\n10. Click OK to close the Opendialog box. \n\n11. Click OK to close the InstallFromDisk dialog box, then click Next. \n\n12. Either accept the default printer name (the default printer name is recommended) or enter a printer name for the network printer on the computer, then click Finish.
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i have no ideal about half the stuff you said there lol?\nbut i networked my xp and my ME using a linkiskys wireless router. it took a total of about 5 minutes to conncet them together so i can share files
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How do you intend to boot without a floppy drive?  You want to make a bootable CD ROM?\n\nMaybe try: http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/cdromsi/
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Thats what I want to is well and here is the answer when I asked: (I havent tried it yet)\n\n"The USB cable will not work for you. You will need to purchase a crossover cable, a special network cable, to connect the two computers. Then, the XP network setup wizard should be able to help you do the rest."
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If you don't want people using these devices, then I recommend that you use an external USB floppy and USB CD and take out the internal floppy and CD drive.  Then, there's no CD or floppy on the system at all.  So, when you need to use these devices, go get them and hook them up.  You just need to make sure that the BIOS supports booting from a USB CD or a USB floppy so you can still use them in this capacity.  Most newer machines today, however, support this functionality.  You might find problems with machines that are 4 years old or older.\n\nAlthough, if the system can boot off of USB devices, they might be able to circumvent your removal of the CD and floppy by using a USB Flash drive that's bootable.
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No your drivers will not work. \n\nUbuntu has its own drivers to run just about everything that is common on most PCs. I would not expect to have a hard time getting CD drives, modems, and LAN cards to work. If you have a multi function printer/fax machine...you may be out of luck.\n\nThe major exception is Wireless cards. There is a program called NdisWrapper that will allow you to use some Windows drivers to activate Wireless cards if Ubuntu does not have them already.\n\nMy suggestion is to use the Ubuntu live CD. This will let you use the system and see what hardware is supported before you try a full install.
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If U r using Windows XP,  U will not need such program.\n\nU can use Remote Access feature given by XP.\n\nFirst U need to set a remote account user at your home PC.\nSecondly - Go to  dyndns.org to acquire a dynamic IP address\nDownload Client module and install it in your home PC.\nFinally U can use your friend PC to Connect to the  dyndns set account (url) by using " Remote Desktop Connection" as offered by Windows XP.\n\nGoodluck\n\nRegards,
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Are they all in the same workgroup?  Check out  http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/russel_02april08.mspx\nBasic Checklist for Networking\n1. Ensure that all firewalls are disabled for all computers involved.\n2. Ensure that all computers on the network are in the same workgroup.\n3. Ensure each computer has "file and printer sharing" installed.\n4. Ensure that you have 'File Sharing' enabled - to do this, right-click on any Drive/Folder/File on one (or all) of the other computers, and select 'Sharing and Security...'. Ensure that 'Share this folder on the Network' is enabled.
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Here is a really good link to these and all types of computer questions.  I have been a long time member.  It is easy to network if you have Windows XP.  Go to your help section and type in networking.  You should have a network wizard that leads you though.  Otherwise go to this link and ask on the network section of forum.
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Hmmmm...not exactly sure. My computer came with XP already installed and I had NO disks that came with mine. Mine had the option to make recovery disks though. Did yours not? If you didn't make recovery disks and it didn't come with any, I don't think you can.
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If your BIOS does not support boot from CD, then you will have to boot from a floppy that has drivers and support for your CD.  \n\nYou haven't specified which operating system you are trying to install.\n\nA "setup" disk shipped with Windows 95 and Windows 98 will do this job.  Borrow such a floppy if you don't have one. \n\nFor XP, the necessary downloads to make such a floppy is available from Microsoft, see link in "sources".\n\nFor Linux, use rawrite to create a bootable floppy.  See second link in "sources".
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Go to system properties (configuration)\ngo to the tab, computer name (or something like that i translated it dont have english xp here)\nfill in at workgroup: "yourname" (choose something)\n\ndo the same with the other computer\n\nyou could also try the home network wizzard from XP\n\non XP vs XP it works almost everytime
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Those DSL modems will only connect with Ehternet or USB, not both at the same time.  You will need to connect the two computers with Ethernet to share the DSL connection.  XP has an Internet Connection Sharing wizard for setting this up.  You can also buy an Internet Gateway router.  This will give you better download speeds on a shared connection as the router does all of the work, not the computer that is connected to the Internet and sharing a connection.  Linksys manufactures these and you can buy them @ Wal-Mart for about $50.
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Usually you have to create the boot floppy first and then the image of that is stored on the CD in a special session.  Once booted, the computer accesses the A: drive which redirects to the CD floppy image.\n\nYou can use NERO to make these.
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For those who don't have a CDROM drive, or are having driver issues with their CDROM drive and can't load XP from a bootable CDROM disk, you can do a boot install from the floppy disk drive (if you have one).  You will need SIX 1.44Mb floppy disks (click on the link below to take you to the Micro$oft site to download the disks).
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If the printer is on the computer you're downloading it to, shouldn't be any need to copy it.  If you're getting the driver from the manufacturer to use on a computer that's not net-connected, download the file to your computer (and remember where you saved it -- save it to your desktop if nothing else, for ease in finding it)\n\n1.  double left click on "my computer"\n2.  double left click on the floppy drive (usually the 'a:' drive) (make sure you have a disk in) or the CD burner drive (with disk in) to open up a window for that.\n3.  Resize the window so it doesn't take up all the desktop (so you can find the file you want to copy in there) and drag and drop the file you want to copy into that window (drag and drop by putting the mouse on it, left click once and hold that down, then drag).\n\n(alternately, first right click on the file you want to copy and select "copy"; then when you have the widow above open, right click in a blank area of it and select "paste")\n\n4.  If you're using a floppy it should start copying;  if you're trying to burn to CD, in the CD window there should be a clickable legend in the top left of the window that says "copy these files to CD."  Click it.