ME To XP Share drives

I have 2 computers that have windows ME and a New computers with windows XP
home on it and the computers with windows ME will disappear off the windows
XP box. I have windows XP doing a full system backup for the 2 ME boxes.. Is
there a compatibility problems between the ME and XP or am I just going
crazy...

Are they all in the same workgroup?

Are the drives/folders shared?

Is the firewall turned off on the XP machine?

"Victor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have 2 computers that have windows ME and a New computers with windows XP
>home on it and the computers with windows ME will disappear off the windows
>XP box. I have windows XP doing a full system backup for the 2 ME boxes..
>Is there a compatibility problems between the ME and XP or am I just going
>crazy...
>

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Tip #1

Carey

"Victor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have 2 computers that have windows ME and a New computers with windows XP
>home on it and the computers with windows ME will disappear off the windows
>XP box. I have windows XP doing a full system backup for the 2 ME boxes..
>Is there a compatibility problems between the ME and XP or am I just going
>crazy...
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Victor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:Tzl9d.87660$He1.55800@attbi_s01...
>>I have 2 computers that have windows ME and a New computers with windows XP
>>home on it and the computers with windows ME will disappear off the windows
>>XP box. I have windows XP doing a full system backup for the 2 ME boxes..
>>Is there a compatibility problems between the ME and XP or am I just going
>>crazy...
>
>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>
>Tip #1
>
>Carey

Victor, Carey's Tip #1 doesn't apply to Windows XP. With a single
exception, the settings that it mentions don't exist in Windows XP.
If you try that tip, don't be surprised that you can't follow it.

There's no compatibility problem between ME and XP. All versions of
Windows can network with each other.

I've written a web page that should help you get everything working:

Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...g/xp/addxp.htm
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