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I HAVE A PEER TO PEER NETWORK WITH XPHOME ON ALL SYSTEMS. HAS WORKED FINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AFTER DOING SOME PROGRAMS UPDATES, ADDING NEW YR PROGRAMS, ETC. BEGAN USING A 3rd SYSTEM/W-STATION MORE THIS TIME OF YEAR LIKE WE ALWAYS DO, & LIKE OUT OF...

I HAVE A PEER TO PEER NETWORK WITH XPHOME ON ALL SYSTEMS. HAS WORKED FINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AFTER DOING SOME PROGRAMS UPDATES, ADDING NEW YR PROGRAMS, ETC. BEGAN USING A 3rd SYSTEM/W-STATION MORE THIS TIME OF YEAR LIKE WE ALWAYS DO, & LIKE OUT OF THE BLUE, MINE (SERVER & WSTATION) GOT EXTREMELEY SLOW, & OTHER 3 ALL BEGAN TO WEIRD OUT, WILL NOT HOLD A CONNECTION TO THE MAPPED DRIVES, ETC. MY TECH GUY SEEMS TO THINK THE LIMITED CONNECTIVITY OF XPHOME, ALONG WITH SOME CLEAN UP & RAM,(WHICH I HAVE DONE) IS THE CRUX OF PROBLEM. I HAVE XP PRO UPGRADE, BUT I'VE READ SO MUCH STUFF ABOUT IT, I AM NOT SURE OF BEST OPTION. ALSO, SP3 IS ON MY SYSTEM, THE XP PRO UPGRADE HAS SP2. IS THIS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM? AND DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A FIX? I KNOW A SERVER IS BETTER FIX, BUT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING THIS FOR 4 YRS NOW, & THIS IS 1st TIME THINGS HAVE EVER GOT THIS BAD. WILL I TOTALLY LOOSE THE MAPPED DRIVES DURING THE UPGRADE? I WOULD DO A SERVER BEFORE A TOTAL RE-INSTALL. ANY HELP APPRECIATED. THANKS. 4 PC'S TOTAL, ONE IS SERVER & W-STATION-FYI & ALL ARE USED FROM JAN THRU APRIL, THEN 2 ARE USED REST OF YEAR.