RE: Help! Win 98 like server and Win XP like client problem.

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Try removing the KB885250 update. MS released an updated fix, last week I
think, but the original gave us the same problem as well. The latest release
of KB885250 does not seem to have the same issue. Good luck

"Beppe" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I need a help, I have a peer-to-peer network with two windows 98 se, one
> Windows ME and one Windows XP.
> The XP is SP2 host and is a new PC. I've disabled on it the firewall and
> I've abilitate Netbios on TCP/IP.
> From the Xp machine I can browse the network workgroup, browse other win 98
> and ME hosts, open files (Word, Excel etc.), save and modify this files,
> create new files, so I can normally use the network resources.
>
> One of the two Win 98 PC is a server for some vendors programs.
> This is the problem:
> All non XP clients (98 and ME) can access, open, modify and save the
> vendors program files stored on Win 98 server with no problem, while the XP
> machine can successful open, modify and save that files, but strangely for
> just a program, when I open an existing vendor file and I modify it, then
> when I try to save it, I can’t; it doesn’t save the modify! but I can create
> a new file and save it with no problem!
>
> So, there is a problem just for that program? it can be a network problem?
> What for you could be the issue? Why only when I try to modify and save
> again the file it doesn’t save it? The “only read” on the windows 98 PC
> server files are unchecked…
> What are happening?
> Thanks to all that can suggest me some possible solution.
.



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