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Re: Windows Loopback adaptor revisited - problem

2004-08-22 by johnglodge

you might want to look at the following

http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/winprint.html#usbprint

Or at the Microsoft Developer Net www.msdn.com for more information.

Really the loopback adapter is a systems developer feature to enable 
software testing with a network; without an actual network present.

...John

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "njfranknj" 
<njfranknj@y...> wrote:
> Ever since I installed the Loopback Adaptor I have had very long
> startup times for Win2K, on the order of 5 minutes. First, I see a
> note that \\fk\quad2200\ is being reinstalled and that holds for 
about
> as long as a normal full startup, then the screen goes to my
> background color with the hour glass for a long time (minutes) 
before
> loading my desktop. This is more than a minor hassle as I am now
> switching back and forth between my old Win2K and XP.
> 
> Is this necessary? Is there a way around it?
> 
> We can take this off-list, if it is inappropriate for this one.
> 
> Frank

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