Hi Bruce

Hey, you don't need pardon for helping. Thanks. I'll look at that tommorrow. Some fire-fighting has just flared up for my attention. On with the asbestos gloves again. :-)

Terry

>Hi Terry,
>
>PMFJI, if you see a LAN listed in the Network Connections applet select that LAN. When LAN details are displayed, click the Properties button, then the Networking tab. You should then see an option to tick 'File and Printer sharing'
>
>Bruce
>
>>Hi Sergey
>>
>>Fair enough. I just couldn't figure out how to do what you suggested. The reality and the suggestions just don't marry.
>>
>>Terry
>>
>>>Hi Terry,
>>>
>>>I can answer you specific questions but I cannot teach you how to setup/configure a network/PC ad hoc.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>I've been around in circles to day and can't figure out how to do what you say. I'm no network wallah. From the Network Connections applet there seems to be no way of "setup dummy network". We here have a LAN that is listed but I see no way to do the above.
>>>>
>>>>DialUp adapter ???
>>>>
>>>>dummy network ???
>>>>
>>>>The File menu only features "New Connection..."
>>>>
>>>>Besides, I can't be at the user's site to ascertain their configuration, on their new stand-alone PC
>>>>
>>>>You issued the following instrucion:
>>>>
>>>>"3. Issue once from the Command prompt NET USE lpt1 \\Computername\PrinterShareName /PERSISTENT:YES"
>>>>
>>>>MY PC, for instance has no such string pertaining to my printer.
>>>>
>>>>I'm like totally confused about all this. Please could you advise.
>>>>