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up and until recently we have our two computers networked via D-Link router,
then one of the computers hard drive crashed, (not the host computer, not
sure if that is the right term or not) after installing the new hard drive I
can't find the floppy I used before. is that info on the computer somewhere
or is it best for me to start all over?

I hope that makes sense, both of them are running WinXP.

thanks,
 
Steve said:
up and until recently we have our two computers networked via D-Link router,
then one of the computers hard drive crashed, (not the host computer, not
sure if that is the right term or not) after installing the new hard drive I
can't find the floppy I used before. is that info on the computer somewhere
or is it best for me to start all over?

I hope that makes sense, both of them are running WinXP.

thanks,
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If you are referring to a floppy disk that you created by running the
the Network Setup Wizard, then you do NOT need to start over. (You're
probably NOT talking about the Wireless Network Setup Wizard, because
AFAIK, that uses a USB drive rather than a floppy).

You only need a floppy disk to run the Network Setup Wizard on non-XP
computers. If your newly-restored computer is running WinXP, just run
the Network Setup Wizard in the usual way. You'll need to know the
Workgroup name you used before and you'll need to ensure that you don't
assign the identical computer name. If you don't recall it, this info
is on the "Computer Name" tab of the System Properties info on your
non-crashed computer.

If you need to configure a wireless network, that info is available too,
but more easily from the router than from the other computer.
 
up and until recently we have our two computers networked via D-Link router,
then one of the computers hard drive crashed, (not the host computer, not
sure if that is the right term or not) after installing the new hard drive I
can't find the floppy I used before. is that info on the computer somewhere
or is it best for me to start all over?

I hope that makes sense, both of them are running WinXP.

thanks,
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Steve,

What floppy is it that you can't find? If you have a new hard drive, it's
unlikely that info is on the computer somewhere. Starting over sounds like a
necessary step.
 
Lem said:
If you are referring to a floppy disk that you created by running the
the Network Setup Wizard, then you do NOT need to start over. (You're
probably NOT talking about the Wireless Network Setup Wizard, because
AFAIK, that uses a USB drive rather than a floppy).

You only need a floppy disk to run the Network Setup Wizard on non-XP
computers. If your newly-restored computer is running WinXP, just run
the Network Setup Wizard in the usual way. You'll need to know the
Workgroup name you used before and you'll need to ensure that you don't
assign the identical computer name. If you don't recall it, this info
is on the "Computer Name" tab of the System Properties info on your
non-crashed computer.

If you need to configure a wireless network, that info is available too,
but more easily from the router than from the other computer.
--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
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great thanks Lem........after doing that I can safely deleted the old
computer name, right?
 
Steve said:
great thanks Lem........after doing that I can safely deleted the old
computer name, right?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "safely deleted the old computer name."

Just make sure that each of the computers on your network has a unique
name and that none of the computer names is the same as any of your user
names. Also, the computer name is limited to fifteen characters and
cannot contain spaces or any of the following special characters:
; : " < > * + = \ | ? ,

In general, keep computer names short and simple.
 
Lem said:
I'm not sure what you mean by "safely deleted the old computer name."

Just make sure that each of the computers on your network has a unique
name and that none of the computer names is the same as any of your user
names. Also, the computer name is limited to fifteen characters and
cannot contain spaces or any of the following special characters:
; : " < > * + = \ | ? ,

In general, keep computer names short and simple.

--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
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thanks again for your help! what I mean was the name I used
on the computer with the old hard drive, the one that went bad.
there is no reason that should show up on the network, right?
 
Steve said:
thanks again for your help! what I mean was the name I used
on the computer with the old hard drive, the one that went bad.
there is no reason that should show up on the network, right?
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The name may still show up in "My Network Places" although if you give
the re-built computer a different name, when you click on those icons
with the old name, they won't work. And if you meant is it OK to delete
icons in My Network Places that refer to the old, no longer used,
computer name, then yes, it is. Or just click the "Refresh" menu item
under "View" and they should go away.
 
Chuck said:
Steve,

What floppy is it that you can't find? If you have a new hard drive, it's
unlikely that info is on the computer somewhere. Starting over sounds
like a
necessary step.
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I believe that he means the disk that you can create in the Network Setup
Wizard. If so, then all he needs to do is create another one in his
remaining computer.

Jim
 
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