Windows XP questions should be asked in a Windows XP newsgroup. Windows 98
does not support either of the troubleshooting steps you're trying so we
can't give you any sensible advice here.
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"Stan Campbell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eyqDb.10753$(E-Mail Removed).. .
> This is a further step in trying to get my computers to see each other. I
> tried the REPAIR function on laptop (XP) and i get this message...
> Failed:....."purging and reloading the remote cache name table of NetBT."
> AND
> "sending Name Release packets to WINS and then starting Refresh"
>
> .....????? what the hell does THAT mean??
>
> Alex
>
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