How do I find XP workgroup?

I gave a computer to a friend at work that I took of my LAN. A Win 98se
machine with the workgroup named 'home net' like all the win 98se machines
on my network. He now has to get this computer connected to his LAN
including an XP Pro laptop. He says he has a router and his laptop is
working wireless.What do I tell him to do as I thought all needed was to
change the workgroup to that of his LAN which I can not tell him how to find
on the XP system. This system I gave him is already configured otherwise as
it was removed in working condition.

Thanks for any help.

J.

www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Carey

"Jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0NCdnbyzDpq8upDfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I gave a computer to a friend at work that I took of my LAN. A Win 98se
> machine with the workgroup named 'home net' like all the win 98se machines
> on my network. He now has to get this computer connected to his LAN
> including an XP Pro laptop. He says he has a router and his laptop is
> working wireless.What do I tell him to do as I thought all needed was to
> change the workgroup to that of his LAN which I can not tell him how to
> find
> on the XP system. This system I gave him is already configured otherwise
> as
> it was removed in working condition.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> J.
>
>

Carey Holzman wrote:
> www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm
>
> Carey
>
> "Jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0NCdnbyzDpq8upDfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I gave a computer to a friend at work that I took of my LAN. A Win
>> 98se machine with the workgroup named 'home net' like all the win
>> 98se machines on my network. He now has to get this computer
>> connected to his LAN including an XP Pro laptop. He says he has a
>> router and his laptop is working wireless.What do I tell him to do
>> as I thought all needed was to change the workgroup to that of his
>> LAN which I can not tell him how to find
>> on the XP system. This system I gave him is already configured
>> otherwise as
>> it was removed in working condition.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
Thanks for the link to a nice site but I can't seem to solve my problem. I
have read and reread setup procedures for win98 machines and XP systems to
start from scratch but all I need to do is make a change somewhere. All the
settings I see compare to what I have on both. Is it just possible to move
one system from a LAN to another without making any changes? I was under
the impression I had to have him change his workgroup to one that reflected
the one he had. Sorry if I am ignorant and am missing something here and
thanks again for the help.

J.

In article <0NCdnbyzDpq8upDfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jimmy"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I gave a computer to a friend at work that I took of my LAN. A Win 98se
>machine with the workgroup named 'home net' like all the win 98se machines
>on my network. He now has to get this computer connected to his LAN
>including an XP Pro laptop. He says he has a router and his laptop is
>working wireless.What do I tell him to do as I thought all needed was to
>change the workgroup to that of his LAN which I can not tell him how to find
>on the XP system. This system I gave him is already configured otherwise as
>it was removed in working condition.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>J.

It's hard to say what's wrong -- we don't know how your friend's LAN
is set up or what exactly isn't working right with the new computer.

Make the network settings on the Win 98se computer compatible with the
settings that his LAN is already using: same workgroup name, same
protocol for File and Printer Sharing, same TCP/IP subnet, etc. To
find the workgroup name on XP, right-click My Computer, click
Properties, and click Computer Name.
--
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