My W2K laptop does not appear to have Direct Cable Connection
installed .

Is this normally installed in W2K Pro ?

B.N.

- Right click "My Network Places" icon
- Click on Properties
- Double Click on "Make New Connection", the "Welcome to the Network
Connection Wizzard" scren will appear.
- Click Next
- Click on "Connect directly to another computer"

Is it not there?

John


admiral_vict***@iol.ie wrote:

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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:45:28 -0400, John John <audetw***@nbnet.nb.ca>
wrote:

Thanks for the reply.

No that option is greyed out .

B.N.

Hmmm... I'm not sure why the option would be grayed out.  Maybe these
can help:

Make New Connection Wizard Selections Are Unavailable and Other Issues
Occur with the Network Connections Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281625

Network Connection Wizard Options Unavailable After Upgrading from
Windows 95/98 to Windows 2000 Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;259886

John

admiral_vict***@iol.ie wrote:

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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:14:16 -0400, John John <audetw***@nbnet.nb.ca>
wrote:

I tried the above links but they don't make any difference I'm afraid
..

I've just noticed something that , in the greyed out selection "
Connect directly to another computer " it also says "connect using my
serial,parallel or infrared port ".

This laptop doesn't have any of these so I suppose that's why this
option is greyed out !!

This is my first laptop . Is it normal for laptops to have such ports
, do you know ?

B.N.

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