Re: XP machine on a Windows 98 network

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From: DevTester (steve_truax_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: 7 Sep 2004 06:12:30 -0700

I have not yet resolved my issue. How is the XP machine added to the
98 network? or do the 98 machines get added to the XP workgroup? If
someone could walk me through the steps I would appreciate it.

Thanks!!

"Eric Cross [MVP]" <encross@eudoramail.com> wrote in message news:<#YEpGsGlEHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>...
> All versions of Windows can be networked. Every computer can read their own
> disk and make it's contents available over the network.
>
> ________________
> Eric Cross
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
> "yeloduke" <yeloduke@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:413ceb45$1@funnel.arach.net.au...
> >I could be wrong but I thought Win 98 couldn't access NTFS format
> >drives....
> >
> > "DevTester" <steve_truax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:ad68d8d5.0409061222.14f17ad8@posting.google.com...
> >>I have two Win98 computers networked and they share files & printer.
> >> However, after adding an XP machine to the network, I am unable to see
> >> it (cannot map, doesn't show up in network domain) from the 98
> >> machines. My thought on this is that you cannot add an XP machine onto
> >> a 98 network. One idea to resolve this is to run the network wizard on
> >> XP, create a network floppy disk and then run it on the other two 98
> >> machines.
> >>
> >> Will this work? I want to minimize the problems here, so I haven't
> >> tried to do this yet.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!! All comments welcomed.
> >
> >
> >

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