• When you share folders on your computer other people on your network can connect to your folders. Do you wonder who's connecting to your shared folders? You can find out using the Computer Management console.
• If all you want to do is allow an XP Home [edition] user access to shared files and folders on the network, you can trick the XP Home computer into giving you access
• Are you ready to connect all the computers on your home or small business network to the Internet? If so, you can use the Network Setup Wizard to do most of the heavy lifting for you.
• If you have a laptop with a wireless network card, and want to log on to a different networks (i.e. company network and home network) without having to manually change the TCP/IP settings each time.
• If you and a friend would like to connect as a network and both of you run Windows XP as your operating system then the following should help:
• The files necessary for installing the NetBEUI protocol on Windows XP are Netnbf.inf and Nbf.sys.
• When someone attempts to access a resource on your computer, such as a shared folder or printer, and the person attempting to access the resource receives a “network path was not found” error.
• Let's say you have a home network and you want to allow one or more of the computers on the network to access files, but you don't want all the computers on the network to be able to do so.

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We often give a tip or trick that requires you to edit the Registry. It's always a good idea to back up the registry before making any change. The fastest way to do this is to back up the Registry key to which you're going to make changes.

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Warning: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Special Note: If you are working on a Corporate Desktop - it may be locked due to your corporate security policy -- consequently you may not be able apply many of the Tips, Hints and/or Tweaks found here. Most Corporate Desktops are prevented from making changes of any kind.