# XP networking question **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [May 2, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899 "2003-05-02T16:27:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a4c791/32.png) [@lava](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lava)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/1 "2003-05-02T16:27:42Z")
\*\*\*\*, I hate XP… everything’s dumbed down… with Wizards and all that crap… I like doing things manually… argh Anyways… how can I change the name of my computer and the description on the network? The only way that I know how to is by going through that Set up Network wizard… I don’t want to use it because last time I did it got rid of my IP info… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/2 "2003-05-02T17:59:45Z")
control panel–\>system–\>computer name ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/3 "2003-05-02T22:51:43Z")
rotflmao dude just right click on my computer and choose computer name and change it its that simple you just gotta look around the OS its very customizable if you know what your doing 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/4 "2003-05-02T23:04:21Z")
It seems easy to XP Users, but it is hard to find, when u used 98 before… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/5 "2003-05-02T23:15:29Z")
well its not really hard c!ryx you can even change winxp to look and feel like a win98 or 2000 machine, so its just really you have to be a bit curious and just experiment with it, and theres a bunch of websites that show you how to tweak and edit you winxp machine so just do a search on google for winxp tweaks you will find so much info you will be reading for days :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/6 "2003-05-03T01:18:53Z")
ive been using windows since windows 3.1 gpedit.msc baby…there ain’t nothing you can’t customize ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/7 "2003-05-03T03:10:44Z")
man, it’s all about “classic view” it’s so freaking hard to get around if you don’t know about that… it was the first time that I was seting up XP… and it just annoyed me to no end. thanks for your help Raf ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/8 "2003-05-03T04:08:26Z")
aint that what were all here for buddy?? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/9 "2003-05-03T16:46:12Z")
[www.techTV.com](http://www.techTV.com) has a sh|tLoad of tricks on customizing XP ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/10 "2003-05-03T17:31:08Z")
I’m having trouble with netowrking our two XP computers at the moment ☹ They won’t see each other - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/11 "2003-05-03T17:44:55Z")
what type of connection are you using?? a crossover cable hub what exactly is the problem?? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/12 "2003-05-03T19:20:38Z")
Yeah that, the computers aren’t seeing each other! ☹ They did for a short while, then just stopped! - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/13 "2003-05-03T21:01:46Z")
Try pointing the monitors towards each other so they’re facing, that might help. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/14 "2003-05-03T21:02:46Z")
Not helpful Kit 😛 They’re in different rooms! - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/15 "2003-05-03T21:04:56Z")
It was worth a shot. :sure: I have a similar problem - got two XP machines networked. This one I’m on can read the other one, but the other one won’t find this machine. No apparent reason. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xp-networking-question/19899/16 "2003-05-04T14:03:07Z")
the windows “x” p files?