In article <C2B39D05-B968-4BBD-AC26-(E-Mail Removed)>, "JB"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I purchased a new computer and a router, intending to set up a home network
>with my 5-year-old computer. The new pc is running Windows XP, the old one
>has Win 98SE. The new pc does not have a floppy (3.5") disk drive. The
>Network Setup Wizard on the XP machine gives the option of creating a Network
>Setup disk, but, without a floppy, that doesn't work for me. And, it doesn't
>give the option of creating the disk on a CD. The Wizard also gives the
>option of using the Windows XP CD, but one didn't come with my PC. How can I
>run the Network Setup Wizard on my old Win 98 pc? Can I download it from
>somewhere? Or can I get a Windows XP CD - without buying another copy of
>Windows XP?
Despite what the Network Setup Wizard says, you don't need to use it
on other computers.
If you want to use the Wizard, copy this file to a removable device
(CD-R, USB storage drive, etc) on XP, then run it on 98SE
C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe
To make the network settings manually on 98SE, without the Wizard, go
to Control Panel | Network and:
1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:
TCP/IP protocol
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
2. Remove these network components if they're present:
IPX/SPX protocol
NetBEUI protocol
Client for NetWare networks
3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
uses (default for XP is MSHOME).
>BTW, from the new PC I can access the files that I've shared on the old PC,
>but, from the old PC, I get a "network is not accessible" error whenever I
>try to access "Entire Network" from Network Neighborhood.
Try again after setting up the network as above and rebooting. If the
problem persists, keep reading.
It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts before network
browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access
another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start |
Run box preceded by two backslash characters:
\\computer
If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to
browse the network:
1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control,
which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel
| Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that
share-level access control is selected.
2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when 98SE
starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a
user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt,
click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing
work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
Network\Real Mode Net
and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown here:
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon
>*ANY* help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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