Gene,
I am certainly not trying to talk you into a server. I have plenty of other threads for that.
I am simply giving you options for what may be your issue.
If you read my posts carefully, I have never said, "Wow, a server would fix all of this." My server comments have only come out of or led to what could be a possibility.
A server being designed for application and database sharing may fix the problem. Since a server is set up for background services, maybe do the same to your XP Pro machine. Given the issue could be SQL, SQL Server runs better on a server. I am not sure if going from 100Mbs per second to 1000Mbs will make a huge difference. Maybe in a hub but not a switch. If you are using the PC alone, then everything is going through Port 1 to you and back. None of the packets go to Port 2. So all of the packets would still get 100Mbs.
Sure, I may be a little more knowledgeable with troubleshooting a domain, but you don't necessarily need to pay for IT.
Where paying for IT would be helpful would be now.
