[mso] Re: The pc arrived--with corrupted software
- From: Jim <n1jmm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:52:16 -0400
As you might have guessed there are thousands of possible reasons why
something won't | isin't working the way you want.
If you mean the machine came loaded with windows XP home and it doesnt
work on your network there's hundreds of possible reasons.
XP home has some networking limitations compared to XP pro.
The biggest thing is you have to SELECT the CORRECT network type when
you configure it. XP in it's wisdom displays only 3 possible
configurations on the initial screen and the descriptions are not
explained sufficiently, the is a 2nd screen of network types available
which has more network types to select from. You can probably get away
with either of 2 types and have your machine work ok, however only one
type will yield the best performance. If you pick one of the 'wrong'
types the best you can hope for is partial communications, the computer
may work on the internet for web browsing and not work for email or ftp,
and you may or maynot be able to see any othe rmachines on your internal
network. If your using a hardware cable/DSL type router with multiport
switch then you should choose the network type where your machine is
directly connected to the internet full time this works the best. Feel
free to write off-list if you need more specific help.
-Jim-
Katherine Driskell Felts wrote:
>I ordered a pc laptop weeks and weeks ago so I could be cool like all of
>you. It FINALLY arrived, but with bad software (or something).
>Having not yet been able to get on the internet with it, and having spent
>hours with my internet people and minutes with the hardware providers (who
>quickly say it's an ISP issue) I have determined that the software that came
>on the computer is bad. (The macs are online through the router and modem,
>for example)
>
>I worry about a bad office XP home edition being a poor platform to run
>Office XP (see, desperately trying to be close to on topic so I can ask my
>friends for advice), but I'm not sure what I can do. I'm doing a software
>re-install now, but I feel up a creek without a reliable operating system.
>(The ISP guy actually suggested that he gets OS problems with windows that
>never show up on Apple and I just about died laughing).
>
>Any advice or reassurance?
>
>And assuming I don't throw it out the window, do you know how I can move
>palm desktop info and OE files from the apple into Outlook on the pc (see!
>again flirting with the topic!)
>
>Kathie
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