I am using an HP laptop which I want to share with my office PC. My laptop has a Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, and the office PC is running Windows XP Professional SP2. When I tried to connect the LAN cable on my laptop, I could see the office PC, but I was unable to transfer or browse any files. I want to make a backup of my laptop. How can I transfer files with my office PC? What software do I need to use?

We have not IPL the system over a year. Upon doing so we lost the license key.How could this issue happen? We only IPL the system, we made no changes. System V5R4

I am using a NETGEAR router at home with my desktop PC. My laptop can connect to it through an RJ45 cable wire. And I never had any problems with it for the whole time of using it. When my laptop had a virus, I re-installed my Windows XP but the problem is I cannot connect to the router again. The error is stating that the LAN has been unplugged. Am I missing any software or is there an issue with the router itself? Help please.

I am having issues with my Linksys WRT54G router so I need to reset it so my newly added computers can be able to recognize my router. What do I need to resolve it? Do I need to change the SSID? My connection went down for few days of not using it. Please help.

I cannot get a stable network connection when I attempt to setup VPN on my Windows XP computer.  All I can get is a dial-up connection. How can I fix it?

I need to setup a small network with 25 computers. I am thinking if I should use a NETGEAR switch or a Linksys router. And also, I was asked by the user if it’s possible to block those people that will use the 25 machines from having access to their emails. What should I do and what software or hardware should I use?

I need to do a file transfer between my two computers both having Windows 7 OS. I need to copy my files on the first machine and transfer it to the second machine. Is it possible to do the transfer via Wi-Fi or using a Linksys router? If so, how can I perform this?

I have PPTP and Cisco VPN connections. I want to know if it’s feasible to have the two connections on the same machine at the same time using two network cards. Every Network Interface Controller (NIC) will aim to distinct connections. If this is possible, how can I aim it? Help please.

We have opened a new site and we bought 150 generic computer system. All the units don’t have an operating system so I want to know if I can create and install a Windows 7 image. If so, what is the easiest way to do this? Does Microsoft have support for this? What are the links for downloading? Please help.

Is it possible to have an APC UPS management tool or with Network Ups Tool (NUT) to connect to a server through cables or USB and notify other computer on the network and shut down their devices? What are the possible issues when performing this setup?