Add loopback service on standalone WinXP laptop to access it from a cradled PocketPC.

Problem:
Cannot connect to web server (Apache) on a standalone laptop running WinXP and Apache from a cradled PocketPC. Jargon Reader error message is "Error #5774 Socket error - 10061".
Solution:
By default, WinXP does not provide a "localhost" loopback service, so localhost and 127.0.0.1 do not work as hostnames. Also, when not connected to a network, WinXP does not recognize manually assigned IP addresses. To manually add a loopback IP address that can be referenced by Jargon Reader from a PocketPC, do these steps:

* Open Control panel
* Select "Add New Hardware"
* Select "manual install"
* Select "Network Adapters "
* Select "Microsoft"
* Select the loopback adapter as if it were another network card.
* XP will assign the loopback adapter on reboot (not 127.0.0.1) or you can assign one manually. The default is 169.254.25.129

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2011-01-10 19:20:51
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