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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Difficult to know where the problem may lie, have you tried runing 'ipconfig /all' when offline and checking to see if it is still trying to connect to some remote services (gateway, DHCP) also the same principal for it's routing table. Try 'route print' and see if the Loopback is there or any other spurious settings are obvious?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Anyone else???</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dominic</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Derek Harding [<A HREF="mailto:derek@lagham.uklinux.net">mailto:derek@lagham.uklinux.net</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: 08 January 2003 19:54</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: SLUG</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Sussex] XP goes slow - help!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm in the process of converting a small business to open source by introducing things gradually, with some considerable success! They now have a stable Linux server handling all the files and print services plus the usual Internet interfaces.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>However, the business in the next door office enticed me to load a USB modem onto an XP standalone workstation. In the course of this, I had to reinstall XP! They use Works not Office. Sinc the internet connectivity was achieved, Works runs dead slow when the machine is _not_ online but reverts to normal when it is. Works has also been reinstalled.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Coincidently, they have an XP standalone laptop (which I had nothing to do with) and that, too, has been running Works apps. in reverse when not online since it was given internet connectivity.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I haven't met this before, I assume that the system is trying to communicate across the internet and it is the continued effort that slows everything down. They aren't networked, downgrading is not an option (OpenOffice.org will be installed in the next week, however!).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>So, any ideas how I can turn of the go-slow juice? Crack that and I'm on the way to a second open-source business client!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>P.S. I'm still desparate for 8-12 NICs and a reasonable hub for one of my pet charities if there are any going!</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Best wishes,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Derek</FONT>
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