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More info?)
While your new box may well support booting from an external USB-linked
floppy drive, I suggest installing an internal drive if you have the slot
for it on the case, so you know you can boot from a floppy in the event of a
disaster. In some cases, the attempt to boot from a CD drive will fail,
too.
Internal 3.5 inch floppy drive: $US 20.00, or less.
Kudos to Joan, for all those great links re: networking, including two for
MVP Steve Winograd's site, the networking Master:
"Practically Networked"
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
And, yes, I would dearly love to have some chili with you, but my daughter
just bought a new house and my summer has become rather fully booked just
now. My to-do list never seems to get any shorter anymore.
--
Jack E Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP Shell/User /DTS
Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
In Memorium: Alex Nichol
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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"heirloom" <heirloom@nospamatall.invalid> wrote in message
news:uw2g1rsSFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Oh Lordy, I feel a 'heat wave' coming on......sure you don't want some
> chili, Jack.
> Joanie, thanks for the references.......I think I know what the problem
is,
> I just have to get another drive for the XP box.....(floppy)......
> Heirloom, old and need my pipes cleaned
>
>
> "Jack Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
> news:uwcdFyqSFHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Great to hear your new news, and please keep working. You will be very
> > happy with XP.
> >
> > The good folks at our sister ng, ...windowsme.networking, esp., MVP
Steve
> > Winograd, can answer any of your questions, but you will have to be far
> more
> > specific and precise if they are to help easily.
> > Depending on how you are configuring, you may new some print server
> > hardware, but if you went wireless, it is very easy.
> >
> > Watch your mail box, and get some good rubber gloves for my package sent
> > yesterday,
> > --
> > Jack E Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP Shell/User /DTS
> > Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> > In Memorium: Alex Nichol
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
> > Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> > ----------
> >
> > "heirloom" <heirloom@nospamatall.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:%23zUrGAoSFHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > Thanks for the suggestion, Jack. I have been so busy lately trying
to
> > set
> > > up an XP box (yes, you heard right, XP). Finally got my router
working
> so
> > > both boxes connect to the Net, but, I haven't figured out how to share
> the
> > > printer. Don't have a floppy drive on the XP machine and think that I
> > need
> > > to make a disk with the Networking Wizard to get this going. May just
> get
> > a
> > > USB floppy for the moment to get things going. Also, cratered a
program
> > on
> > > my Me box after uninstalling my scanner and printer to install the new
> > > printer.....but, that should be an easy fix. New printer works fine
> with
> > > the me box, I just don't know how to get the two boxes linked, as
> > > yet......still poking at it.
> > > Heirloom, old and nose is still above water
> > >
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > <SNIP>