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Hello all. I have a Dell pentium III server, an Insignia Desktop, and an
Avaretech laptop. Using a cable modem (hi-speed internet) and a linksys
router. The server is hard wired to the router and my desktop and laptop are
using wireless NIC's. I'm using Windows Server 2003 on the server and XP Pro
on the other two computers. My goal is to make my server a file & print
server. My printer is physically connected to the server and I've configured
it as a file & print server in a "Workgroup" network, not a domain. I have
named all three computers with the same name. The other two computers are
not seeing the server/printer so I'm unable to print from any computer except
the server. Also, since this is my 3rd attempt, I have re-installed WinSer03
for the third time on my server. The biggest problem, other than the
computers not recognizing my printer, is that the workgroups that I created
twice before (under different names) in "My Network Places" are still in the
directory on my desktop and laptop. I want to get rid of these workgroups to
start fresh on all of the machines. I've searched the online knowledge base
on how to delete an existing workgroup or domain network in "My Network
Places" but have come up empty handed. Does anyone out there know how to get
rid of an old network that you've set up in "My Network Places" on a computer
running Win XP Home or XP Pro? I'm not even going to set up my server as a
file & print server until I can delete these old workgroups as I want to
start fresh with a new workgroup name for the whole network. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.
Avaretech laptop. Using a cable modem (hi-speed internet) and a linksys
router. The server is hard wired to the router and my desktop and laptop are
using wireless NIC's. I'm using Windows Server 2003 on the server and XP Pro
on the other two computers. My goal is to make my server a file & print
server. My printer is physically connected to the server and I've configured
it as a file & print server in a "Workgroup" network, not a domain. I have
named all three computers with the same name. The other two computers are
not seeing the server/printer so I'm unable to print from any computer except
the server. Also, since this is my 3rd attempt, I have re-installed WinSer03
for the third time on my server. The biggest problem, other than the
computers not recognizing my printer, is that the workgroups that I created
twice before (under different names) in "My Network Places" are still in the
directory on my desktop and laptop. I want to get rid of these workgroups to
start fresh on all of the machines. I've searched the online knowledge base
on how to delete an existing workgroup or domain network in "My Network
Places" but have come up empty handed. Does anyone out there know how to get
rid of an old network that you've set up in "My Network Places" on a computer
running Win XP Home or XP Pro? I'm not even going to set up my server as a
file & print server until I can delete these old workgroups as I want to
start fresh with a new workgroup name for the whole network. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.