Ok i have to problems the first one is one of my computers will not network with the other ones. I have 3 and 2 are connected so we can share files and all but the 3rd will not even after running the windows networks thing. Anyways any ideas?


Now the second one is annoying to me. Everytime i open a window it is so small. I know that when this happened before if you just resized the window and the closed it, then the next time you opened the window it would be what ever size it last was. but it dose not do that anymore i can resize it all i want but it just goese back to a really small window next time i open one up.

Well, for the window resizing, I've noticed that there doesn't always seem to be a logic to it. Sometimes it will remember the view setting, sometimes it won't. But there's a nice easy keyboard shortcut to minimise/maximise, just hit alt+space, then 'x' to maximise, or 'n' to minimise. I've been working with windows since 3.0, and was a DOS master from v3.3 (9 years old!!), so I've got used to using a lot of keyboard shortcuts, it saves a lot of time.

As for the networked PC, could be a number of things. Are they all NTFS file system? Is the windows firewall on? Is the non-connecting PC a member of a domain? Are all the PCs in the same IP subnet? Narrow it down for me, what message are you getting? If any...does the event viewer (start, run, 'eventvwr') show anything helpful?

eventvwr showed some stuff but nothing that i could tell was of use. But i am no expert. THe file system is ntfs on all systems. And i am not sure about subnet or it belonging to another doamian.

when i go to netowork places and view work group computers it says mshome on all but on the computer that is not connecting there is nothing in the folder.

ok well i found the ip info the subnet mask and default gateway is the same on the computer working and not working. And they are assigned by DHP.

Ah, members of different workgroups. One is a member of a workgroup called mshome, the others are not (probably just 'WORKGROUP'). Check the System Properties, Computer Name, and under there, the workgroups.