[pchelpers] Re: Networking - Calling on all computer gurus forhelp

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:

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>When i bought my new XP (i still regret not buying a Mac! -- but i'll be 
>getting Linux soon), i thought i'd just try and see if the MS hype about 
>XP and easy networking is true. Haha, a good example of M$ lies. They 
>discontinued support of the excellent, tried, problem-free, and (if i 
>remember the experts correctly) automatically self-configuring NetBEUI 
>protocol so far used in Windows and expect you to undo all settings and 
>protocols in older MS(!) machines if you want to connect an XP to them.
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You do know that NetBEUI is on the XP cd if you really, really, have to 
install it?

Pc
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