Re: Continue previous conversation: "Nepatsfan".

First off, check your clock. Make sure it's set for the correct
time zone. Your posts are showing up time stamped three hours
in the future.

Next, if you're using Comcast's new server, the XP Networking
newsgroup should be available. Click on this link and see if it
gets added it to your newsgroup list.

news:microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

If that doesn't work, you can access it through the Microsoft
news server. Click on this link.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

Follow the prompts to download the newsgroup list. I would
suggest you post your original question to that newsgroup along
with what you've done since. The more information you include
the better chance you have of getting your problem resolved.

Now, back to your problem. I take it that the shared folder on
the Windows 2000 system did not show up in My Network Places on
your XP machine?

The information you enter in the Run dialog should be in this
format, \\ComputerName\FolderName where you substitute the
actual name of the Windows 2000 system and the actual name of
the shared folder. For example, let's say your Windows 2000
computer is named DonJ and you've shared a folder on that
computer named Music. You would then enter \\DonJ\Music in the
Open box. Keep in mind that the computer name you should be
entering is available by right clicking My Computer ->
Properties -> Network Identification page -> Full computer
name.

One important item I left out of my response last night
concerned Firewalls. If you are running any sort of firewall
program (Zone Alarm, Norton, McAfee, etc.) on your Windows 2000
system, you will have to configure it to allow file sharing on
the local network.

If you're still unable to access your W2K system, it's time to
break out the command line tools.

Start on your W2K system and do the following.
Go to Start -> Run and enter cmd.exe in the Open box.
Click OK.
In the command prompt window, enter the following.

ipconfig /all

In the resulting output, look for a line titled IP Address.
Copy the numbers displayed to the right. They should be
something like 192.168.X.XXX. Also make note of the hostname
entry.

Back on your XP system, open a command prompt window (Start ->
Run -cmd.exe) and enter the following command, substituting the
correct numbers for the X's.

ping 192.168.X.XXX

Hopefully, you get four replies with no lost packets.

If that works, enter this command substituting the information
you recorded earlier for hostname.

ping hostname

Once again, hopefully you get four replies with no lost
packets.

Let me know the results of these tests and we will go from
there.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

In news:xuKdndaND6NytGbYnZ2dnUVZ_oqmnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
Don J <dej8801@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Guess our postings have been timed out. But your comments
have been
very useful.
I don't find an "XP Networking" newsgroup on my server. What
server
are you using?

To continue the previous conversation here are my comments:

I've entered: \\W2k-ComputerName\W2k-SharedFolder in the Run
Dialog
Box on the XP machine, but get a "The network path was not
found."
error message. I've got the machines connected through a
router which
is in turn connected to a modem. I am successfully using
Internet
Explorer on both machines to look at the Internet. What have
I done
wrong?
Don J

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From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: How to transfer files between computers?
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:36 PM

In news:gvadnZ8vfKWcdWTYnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
Don J <dej8801@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How do I transfer some files from a Windows XP system to a
Windows
2000 system? The systems are connected to a Lynksys Router
through a
pair of RJ45 (or is it RJ47?) cables.

Don J

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The first thing you're going to have to do is create an
account
on the W2K system that matches one on the XP machine. Same
user
name, password and account status (e.g. both can be
administrators). To create a new account in W2K, right click
My
Computer and select Manage from the menu. In the left hand
pane
of Computer Management, double click on Local Users and
Groups.
Right click on the Users folder and select New User from the
menu. In the New User dialog, enter a User name and password
that matches one on the XP machine. Uncheck "User must
change
password at next logon". Check "Password never expires". Hit
the Create button. Log on at least once with this new user
account.

As has been pointed out, it helps if both computers are in
the
same workgroup. On the W2K system, right click on My
Computer
and select Properties from the menu. Click on the Network
Identification tab. Hit the Properties button. The default
for
W2K is WORKGROUP. Change this to match your XP system which
by
default is a member of the MSHOME workgroup. If you've
changed
it on your XP machine, enter the correct workgroup name.

On the W2K system, create a folder to store the transferred
files. Right click on the folder and select Properties from
the
menu. Click on the Sharing tab. Select "Share this folder".
Hit
the permissions button. I believe the default is Everyone ->
Full Control. That should get the job done.

Reboot your XP computer. Go to My Network Places. Hopefully,
the folder you created on the W2K computer will appear in
the
window. You can now open it and make the transfer.

If the folder doesn't show up in My Network Places on the XP
computer try this; Hit the Windows key and the R key at the
same time to bring up the Run box. Enter \\W2K\Folder in the
open box but substitute the name of your other computer and
its
shared folder. Hit OK.

Finally, if you haven't done so already you might want to
post
your question in the XP Networking newsgroup. It should be
available on your news server.

microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

Good luck

Nepatsfan


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