On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:30:48 -0400, you wrote: Hi Tony
I don't have a real problem just minor annoyances. I have almost FULL access to just below admin. This is because the XP-pro has been modded for the RM netwrok that is used in most UK schools. (Brief history - Research Machines - RM - designed or nicked a DOS/Unix style computer called the Z480 and when IBM came out with the PC and the 8086 processor (2 x 8080 back to back) they grabbed the 80186 that was going spare and used the ability to address or access over 1Mb RAM. This was called the PC186 and was sold to the Inner London Education Authority as the best thing since sliced bread (what a load of crap). It ran DOS and most PC style progs at the time and even had an emulator or rather a special version of BBC Basic (6105 processor) so met with schools running BBC (Acorn) machines too and RM quickly backdorred into the education market and gaind a dictatorship as strong as Saddam's was) However, I digress... I can install, uninstall adn do any number of things an admin account can do even set up internet connections etc. But.....! Before I had the wi-Fi network adaptor installed I could simply plug into my home netwrok and connect to the internet automatically or locat any one of my other machines by putting it's address in explorer such as <//challenger2> and bingo --- there it was. Now the dammed thing just won't be recognised by my router although the laptop lights flash as though it's trying and the info says bytes sent - recieved is very minimal as though the router is saying "piss off". Can't get to the bottom of this bit and my IT guy says they have not done anything to the computer except install the Belkin WiFi card. Weird???????????????? Hugh >things. You can, for example, change the rights to your normal user >account, even elevate it to Admin, etc. etc. or do nasty things like >completely trash your system if you don't know what you are >doing. Then you would get to explain to tech support what happened. Oops. >If they failed to lock that down, I wonder if it means they left the >Recovery Console wide open, too? Home doesn't even give you the >option of an RC password, but for once, that may be a good thing that >was taken out of Home. > >-- >Tony Lowe, The HapMaster >What if the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about? I prefer the pokey pokey don't you? Sir Hugh of Bognor Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK ------------------------------------------------- Vyisder Asmeni Orsisarsis Asderisorsis. B.Cozderiz Vunarz PERORZ ------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
