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drrocks
Win2000 Pro on a three-PC network. One of the other machine uses Win98,
the other XP-Home. Yes I know, but I don't think that's the issue --
been using the three together for a year w/o too many problems, BUT.....
Last night I couldn't get either network printer to work from computer
"Betty" (the XP machine) and discovered that while I could open files
on Betty from the main machine, and get online from Betty, I couldn't
open files on the machine from Betty and Betty wasn't recognizing the
Win98 machine ("Backup") at all. Betty would occasionally but not
consistantly demand a password, but neither of the passwords ever used
on either Betty or PC1 (main) would work. I tried reentering passwords
using "Users and passwords" in Control Panel, but noth worked and I gave
up. I did more work on PC1 and quit about 10PM.
This morning I powered up PC1 (alone) and the password screen came up
with computer name Betty! After finding a password that worked it then
opened a desktop that was almost completely different from usual, many
icons missing but some that were on PC1 only remaining, no wallpaper,
and a "Getting Started" Win2000 popup! While I can open all the
programs, including the ones that were never on Betty, virtually all
open with default rather than reconfigured settings. Really weird is the
fact that the QuickLaunch toolbar at the bottom is completely the PC1
bar, intact.
I tried Safe Mode and Last Known Good Configuration (or whatever it is)
but the only profile listed is the one that comes up Betty. How do I get
my PC1 configuration back???
TIA,
Bruce A. Collins
the other XP-Home. Yes I know, but I don't think that's the issue --
been using the three together for a year w/o too many problems, BUT.....
Last night I couldn't get either network printer to work from computer
"Betty" (the XP machine) and discovered that while I could open files
on Betty from the main machine, and get online from Betty, I couldn't
open files on the machine from Betty and Betty wasn't recognizing the
Win98 machine ("Backup") at all. Betty would occasionally but not
consistantly demand a password, but neither of the passwords ever used
on either Betty or PC1 (main) would work. I tried reentering passwords
using "Users and passwords" in Control Panel, but noth worked and I gave
up. I did more work on PC1 and quit about 10PM.
This morning I powered up PC1 (alone) and the password screen came up
with computer name Betty! After finding a password that worked it then
opened a desktop that was almost completely different from usual, many
icons missing but some that were on PC1 only remaining, no wallpaper,
and a "Getting Started" Win2000 popup! While I can open all the
programs, including the ones that were never on Betty, virtually all
open with default rather than reconfigured settings. Really weird is the
fact that the QuickLaunch toolbar at the bottom is completely the PC1
bar, intact.
I tried Safe Mode and Last Known Good Configuration (or whatever it is)
but the only profile listed is the one that comes up Betty. How do I get
my PC1 configuration back???
TIA,
Bruce A. Collins