Re: view workgroup computers

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On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 14:58:44 +0930, "Li'l Roberto" <whoisit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:q967f1dnnercs894030hn78cbje3rgj352@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:36:09 +0930, "Li'l Roberto"
>> <whoisit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Li'l Roberto" <whoisit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>
>>>>>> is it possible to preform a clean install with the XP upgrade
>>>>>> CD.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Robert
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert,
>>>>
>>>> Chuck answered in line
>>>>
>>>>> I did a clean upgrade install once, and it went as you are hoping.
>>>>> There
>>>>> may be
>>>>> different upgrades, though. Did the MS support person request any
>>>>> details like
>>>>> license number, that might have told him some detail about the upgrade?
>>>> > I've seen this debate rage endlessly in one forum, and the consensus
>>>> > was
>>>> finally
>>>>> that the OP (ie you) would have to "try it and see". I suspect that's
>>>>> the only
>>>>> valid answer. This is Microsoft, and they are sneakier than a used
>>>>> card
>>>>> salesman with their EULAs, licenses, and upgrades.
>>>
>>>Chuck
>>>Here is my experience with the XP Pro upgrade CD.
>>>Well it did the job as I had hoped, after hitting F8 to agree with
>>>the licensing Setup said it couldn't find a qualifying product
>>>on
>>>the HDD ? [Win98SE was installed and working albeit flakey].
>>>After putting the original Win98SE OEM CD in the drive and having it
>>>check by Setup, it allowed me to delete the primary partition and do
>>>a clean install.
>>>
>>>Robert
>>
>> Robert,
>>
>> Great. So now you have a cleanly installed XP Pro system. And is your
>> problem
>> resolved?

>Chuck
>alas no, but the Small Business Server CDs have arrived so that is my
>next major project, I will leave the slowness problem in the "too hard
>basket" for now.
>Robert

Robert,

So the problem is consistent. That's better than not. If it had gone away,
you'd be wondering why it came up in the first place, and my rule of thumb is
that any problem that comes on its own, and goes away, will eventually come back
on its own. So your problem is still with you, which means you can work on it
at your leisure, without having to wait for it to come back.

And the fact that it's back might mean that not just one computer is part of the
problem.

Enjoy the SBS setup. I just setup a regular domain, with standard Server 2003.
Very different to have a domain, after 2 years of a workgroup. Now I start
learning about AD, and eventually WSUS.

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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