which version of Windows are you running? i have seen this with Windows when you have a shared network resource that on one machine that isn't there anymore. Windows keeps looking for it. which version of Windows is on each machine? have you run Networking Wizard on both machines and given the same answers? finally, have you scanned your machines for a virus?
Herb....
Hi I have two computers networked for some unknown reason when the second computer is connected it hardly moves and is very slow indeed and when connected we are on cable. I keep trying the network wizard but to no avail.

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