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I've been tasked with setting up a network of WinXP clients. They're dual core desktops from Dell with 2GB RAM. They will be reading files over the network (CIFS), processing them and writing them back to the network drive. The files are large (400MB) and the reads will be sequential. Network is GbE. Assuming no server bottlenecks, how fast can I expect the WinXP clients to run? I realize best case is 400/125 ~ 4 seconds per file. But I have to wonder if the client can read that fast. Has anyone here run performance benchmarks of large file reads? Thanks, Sandman

Hello, I was having the above mentioned error message for the longest time, tried all fixes suggested by members of this newsgroup and, in the end, found out that the problem had to do with my ethernet D-Link 260 modem (is no longer supported by the company so I can't get any help from them). I isolated the problem after connecting a spare USB modem to my DSL line - the D-Link 180U. So, definitely the ethernet modem is timing out during Windows Update due to the way it is configured. The problem is that I need the D-Link 260 modem because I have VoIP and it is ethernet based. Could someone help me fix/configure the D-Link 260 modem so I can get my …

I have created a user account for my daughter, but when she tries to use it she is getting a message "computer has limited or no connectivity" I have set the parental controls. What am I missing? Thanks. -- Jonine

Just curious, does anybody knows a MS (even beta or alpha) or thirdparty equivalent for ReadyDrive for Windows XP?

Have you checked Task Manager, Performance Tab, you should see the percentage use of each core? "unknown" wrote: >

Hi, I have read the post concerning wireless problems and am not sure my situation has been covered. I recently downloaded an external mobile wireless internet connection. Once installed it clashed with my home wireless connection. Although I have uninstalled the moble wireless, I am unable to connect to my home wireless without a card. This is also true with my other laptop which is also windows xp. Please advise. -- blksheba

I'm having the same problem with clock sync, and tried this solution. I was able to stop the service, but i couldn't unregister (access problem) and then couldn't restart it! Now i don't know where i am - seems like i have no time service running and don't know how to restart it. What did i do wrong? Thanks Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] C:\>net stop w32time The Windows Time service is stopping. The Windows Time service was stopped successfully. C:\>w32tm.exe /unregister The following error occurred: Access is denied. (0x80070005) C:\>net start w32time The service name is invalid. More help is available by typing NET HELP…

If an application (Timeslips) opens a file in shared mode, in a workgroup it sometimes fails because (according to filemon) it is denied a file record lock, but this never seems to happen in a domain. This isn't a problem that I need to solve because I'm moving this network to a domain anyway, but for the sake of curiousity, is there a difference in file locking between domain and workgroup servers? I recall that Quickbooks only supports shared mode in a domain (unless there is some kind of server-side component installed). Does opportunistic locking apply to workgroup servers? -- Reply in group, but if emailing add another zero, and remove the last …

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Wizards blanco screen when start the wizard. Please help me. Richard

Last night I ran Windows update to install Server 2003 SP1. All seemed to be going well. I did get one message which is as follows: c:\windows\system32\drivers\symmpi.sys Your computer vendor installed this file on your computer. Do you want Service Pack 1 Setup to replace this file? I answered no installation continued fine... Installation failure Error Code: 0xD0000005 Try to install the update again, or request help from one of the following resources. After seeing this message I checked the event log and found this: Event Type: Error Event Source: Application Error Event Category: (100) Event ID: 1000 Date: 7/3/2007 Time: 1:08:58 AM User:…

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AP - AT&T Inc. announced Monday that subscribers to its higher speed broadband services will have free access to its Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country. Link To Original Article

AP - The bidding may not be over for the parent of Bell Canada, which over the weekend agreed to a buyout offer of $35.1 billion from a consortium led by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board in the biggest Canadian takeover ever. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - Microsoft*has achieved a small victory in its*effort to make Open XML an open technology standard. Massachusetts, the U.S. state that has mandated the use of open technology formats in its government agencies, has put the specification on its list of possible standards that can be used for documents, according to a document on its Web site. Link To Original Article

USATODAY.com - Apple's highly touted iPhone "all but sold out" its initial shipment in both Apple and AT&T stores after just three days of sales, the companies said Monday. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - The ability to view and upload videos to YouTube is coming to some LG Electronics cellphones later this year. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - JBoss is introducing an upgrade to its open source portal software on Monday that features integration with Google Gadgets. Link To Original Article

In the end, the most expensive radio was the best (mysterious fatality aside), the second most was the second best but came with compromises, and the cheap one definitely had some issues. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog. Link To Original Article

AP - Software company SAP AG acknowledged Tuesday that one of its units made "inappropriate downloads" of Oracle Corp. computer code for fixes and support documents, responding to a lawsuit filed by its rival. Link To Original Article

MessageLabs reports a surge in malicious spam aimed at individuals in senior management positions--and their family members. Link To Original Article

BusinessWeek Online - Self-help meets personal finance in On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance (Adams Business, June, 2007), a new book aimed at twenty- and thirtysomethings by Harvard Business School graduates Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar. Thakor, 36, and Kedar, 32, wanted to share with their friends the knowledge they gained from working at private money-management firms. Plus, they wanted to provide "actionable" steps to help them get their finances in order. Link To Original Article

Hackers exploit excitement over Apple's smart phone by sending malicious e-mails claiming that recipients have won their own. Link To Original Article

[/url]Reuters - Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Link To Original Article

We have a new printer and three PC's use it. When adding the printer directly there is no problems at all, I shared it onto the network with no problems but now it vanishes every morning. I have added it correctly, done all the usual tests to check it is working and no problems until the PC is restarted and logged back in, I have to re-add it every single morning. I have no idea why it is doing this, there are no errors involved and yet it vanishes even if it is a default printer. Any ideas? HELP!

Hello all! In my test environment I try to implement certificate enrollment by the most transparent way for users. As far as I understand the most transparent enrollment way is the “autoenrollment†that is possible when using Windows 2003 Enterprise edition, v2 templates and group policy. Unfortunately my CA works in Windows 2003 Standard edition, so as far as I understand, “autoenrollment†is not for me. The other ways for user to enroll certificates are via some scripting tool (where can I get it?), by means of Web-interface or individual MMC-console. The last two methods of enrollment are not very convenient for users so we don’t take them into consider…