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trinaz
Thanks guys...couple more questions before I go to far with this....
1) Everything now is wep....do I have to remove all wep info (keys) etc from all computers/printers, etc before I switch the router over to WPA ?
You are most welcome, hope we helped.
I just had to reinstall XP on my old Dell D505 Laptop and setup WPA-personal (WPA2-psk). I assume when your router is set to WPA, and you change your wireless computers to WPA, you will be asked for a "Key". I was able to type in my key (same as the router) and connected right up.

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trinaz
2) When editing the registry to disable IPv6 which number option should I use ?
From link How to disable certain Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 5. Type any one of the following values to configure the IPv6 protocol, and then click OK:
1. Type 0 to enable all IPv6 components.
Note The value "0" is the default setting.
2. Type 0xffffffff to disable all IPv6 components, except the IPv6 loopback interface. This value also configures Windows Vista to use Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) instead of IPv6 in prefix policies.
3. Type 0x20 to use IPv4 instead of IPv6 in prefix policies.
4. Type 0x10 to disable native IPv6 interfaces.
5. Type 0x01 to disable all tunnel IPv6 interfaces.
6. Type 0x11 to disable all IPv6 interfaces except for the IPv6 loopback interface.
Note You must restart your computer for these changes to take affect. I would say use: "Type 0xffffffff to disable all IPv6 components".

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trinaz
3) After modifying registry...my network icon in system tray now has a yellow exclamation over it ? Is this correct ?
No, this should be investigated. A reboot may correct things. You may need to create a new "Home Network" to replace whatever you have now. There is also a way to reset the network settings I will have to find again, if needed.

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trinaz
As I said...I hadn't done anything with Homegroup since installation as the attached jpg shows....?...I don't understand why the one XP laptop networks fine with Win 7 machines...but the other two don't ?
TR
Got me ... I am sure time will tell the reason?
Cheers!
Robert