kengr

Well, it was *supposed* to havbe Win2k on it, but due to some hassles with PayPal (may Virigar eat their souls!) I forgot that the system I was buying was one that was available with either. So the seller defaulted to XP.

And since I *do* need to be able to support idiots running it, I left it on the system.

I've got one "has to run "Linux" box (that Cobalt RAQ4 I scored last week) and will be setting up another one I can more easily mess with eventually. And I've got a couple systems slated for Win2k.

But I'm leaning toward "this *has* to be misconfigured" at the moment. Of course, trying to *find* the config setting I'll need is going to be a major task since MS help file writers never ever write them so that the search terms that come naturally to someone who knows what they are doing will work.

As an example, I suggest trying to find how to network a pair of Win95 or 98 boxes using a serial or parallel connection. They do tell you how to do it. *If* you happen to hit on the insane keyword for it...