Re: Enable file and printer sharing

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:41:32 -0600

In article <10a8ara9i9vdc7e@corp.supernews.com>, "Haus"
<youknow@iwillslapyou> wrote:
>In article <cfbd01c4394b$a0445620$a301280a@phx.gbl>,
>"shannon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> I have enable file and printer sharing in xp, have tick
>> the necessary box and even disable firewall, it even
>> shows a hand on the file (meaning the file is share)but
>> the client machine which is 98se couldn't access the
>> file, pls help!

>Hello
>You will have to install the NWLink IPX in all the computers
>See if this will help
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814987&Product=winxp

No, there's no reason to install IPX. All versions of Windows can
network with each other using the TCP/IP protocol.

Shannon, you didn't give us much to go on: we don't know how you set
up the network, how you're trying to access XP from 98SE, or what
happens when you do it. Please reply to this message in the news
group (not by E-mail) with complete details, and I'm sure that someone
can help. Be sure to give the complete text of all error messages. 

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