Networking between Win 98 and XP

I'm thinking of buying a network for my two PCs but one
is Windows 98 and the other is Windows XP. Is it
possible to network with these two different operating
systems?

Yes.

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"Selasi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:01a801c37f9b$785216d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm thinking of buying a network for my two PCs but one
> is Windows 98 and the other is Windows XP. Is it
> possible to network with these two different operating
> systems?

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm thinking of buying a network for my two PCs but one
>is Windows 98 and the other is Windows XP. Is it
>possible to network with these two different operating
>systems?
>.


I also have this setup right now. Is the best way to
network them for file/printer sharing, is to simply use
the netsetup.exe from the XP cd for the win98 computer?
If yes, does this mean that I do not need to do anything
else whatsoever on the win98 pc to prepare it for the
file/prn networking?

In article <03ce01c3808d$548b5f70$(E-Mail Removed)>,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I'm thinking of buying a network for my two PCs but one
>>is Windows 98 and the other is Windows XP. Is it
>>possible to network with these two different operating
>>systems?
>
>I also have this setup right now. Is the best way to
>network them for file/printer sharing, is to simply use
>the netsetup.exe from the XP cd for the win98 computer?
>If yes, does this mean that I do not need to do anything
>else whatsoever on the win98 pc to prepare it for the
>file/prn networking?

Running XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers will make all of
the necessary network settings, including sharing all printers and
creating a Shared Documents folder on each computer.

All you'll need to do is share any other desired disks and folders and
install the XP computer's shared printers on the win98 pc.
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net beui protocol will do the trick
"Selasi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:01a801c37f9b$785216d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm thinking of buying a network for my two PCs but one
> is Windows 98 and the other is Windows XP. Is it
> possible to network with these two different operating
> systems?