Networking between Win98 and WinXP

Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to network a laptop
with Win98 to a laptop with WinXP or is it next to
impossible? Thanks

Any computer that can access the Internet can access any other computer that
can access the Internet. The Internet is nothing more than a large network.

So the answer is, of course, yes.

Visit www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm and apply Tip #1 to all PCs and
enjoy your network.

Carey

"ckuzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:324301c49baf$146a9d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to network a laptop
> with Win98 to a laptop with WinXP or is it next to
> impossible? Thanks

In article <e#(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>"ckuzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:324301c49baf$146a9d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to network a laptop
>> with Win98 to a laptop with WinXP or is it next to
>> impossible? Thanks
>
>Any computer that can access the Internet can access any other computer that
>can access the Internet. The Internet is nothing more than a large network.
>
>So the answer is, of course, yes.
>
>Visit www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm and apply Tip #1 to all PCs and
>enjoy your network.
>
>Carey

Carey, that web page is titled "Tips to fixing Windows 95, 98, 98se,
ME, 2000 and XP network problems". Tip #1 is titled "HOW TO RESET
YOUR NETWORKING CONFIGURATION".

Why should someone who's setting up a new network follow a list of 23
steps that require complicated procedures such as adding protocols and
editing the registry? It's a new network. There are no problems to
fix. Nothing needs resetting.

Ckuzy, setting up a new network is easy. Simply run XP's Network
Setup Wizard on each computer, and it will automatically make all the
right settings. I've written a web page showing how:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm

Connect the computers to each other in one of these ways:

1. Directly, using a crossover Ethernet cable.

2. Indirectly, through a network hub, switch, or broadband router,
using two regular Ethernet cables.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

To setup the network I need to run network setup wizard on my Windows 98
computer, but we don't have a Windows XP CD-ROM. My girlfriend downloaded it
to her computer from her university, Also, her laptop doesn't have a 3.5"
disk drive, so I couldn't make a setup disk from her computer when the wizard
prompted me. Isn't there somewhere to download the wizard?


"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <e#(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >"ckuzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:324301c49baf$146a9d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to network a laptop
> >> with Win98 to a laptop with WinXP or is it next to
> >> impossible? Thanks
> >
> >Any computer that can access the Internet can access any other computer that
> >can access the Internet. The Internet is nothing more than a large network.
> >
> >So the answer is, of course, yes.
> >
> >Visit www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm and apply Tip #1 to all PCs and
> >enjoy your network.
> >
> >Carey
>
> Carey, that web page is titled "Tips to fixing Windows 95, 98, 98se,
> ME, 2000 and XP network problems". Tip #1 is titled "HOW TO RESET
> YOUR NETWORKING CONFIGURATION".
>
> Why should someone who's setting up a new network follow a list of 23
> steps that require complicated procedures such as adding protocols and
> editing the registry? It's a new network. There are no problems to
> fix. Nothing needs resetting.
>
> Ckuzy, setting up a new network is easy. Simply run XP's Network
> Setup Wizard on each computer, and it will automatically make all the
> right settings. I've written a web page showing how:
>
> XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
>
> Connect the computers to each other in one of these ways:
>
> 1. Directly, using a crossover Ethernet cable.
>
> 2. Indirectly, through a network hub, switch, or broadband router,
> using two regular Ethernet cables.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>

In article <9C307F88-2B07-46C7-8253-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"blindpig21" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Ckuzy, setting up a new network is easy. Simply run XP's Network
>> Setup Wizard on each computer, and it will automatically make all the
>> right settings. I've written a web page showing how:
>>
>> XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
>> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
>
>To setup the network I need to run network setup wizard on my Windows 98
>computer, but we don't have a Windows XP CD-ROM. My girlfriend downloaded it
>to her computer from her university, Also, her laptop doesn't have a 3.5"
>disk drive, so I couldn't make a setup disk from her computer when the wizard
>prompted me. Isn't there somewhere to download the wizard?

There's nowhere to download XP's Network Setup Wizard. The file
containing the Wizard is in this file on a Windows XP computer:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe

You can copy it to a floppy disk, CD, USB thumb drive, or any other
storage medium to move it to the Windows 98 computer. You can even
E-mail it.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Hi Steve.

I don't assume the computer is not infected with spyware or that the user
hasn't already modified default network settings. Going through the standard
routine may or may not work depending on the condition and configuration of
each PC. Using my steps may be overkill in your eyes but, using my steps,
the condition of each system is reset whether it needs to be or not,
ensuring that the process will work the first time, for anyone with any
98/98se/ME/2000/XP PC or combination thereof.

Carey
..




"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <e#(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>"ckuzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:324301c49baf$146a9d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to network a laptop
>>> with Win98 to a laptop with WinXP or is it next to
>>> impossible? Thanks
>>
>>Any computer that can access the Internet can access any other computer
>>that
>>can access the Internet. The Internet is nothing more than a large
>>network.
>>
>>So the answer is, of course, yes.
>>
>>Visit www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm and apply Tip #1 to all PCs and
>>enjoy your network.
>>
>>Carey
>
> Carey, that web page is titled "Tips to fixing Windows 95, 98, 98se,
> ME, 2000 and XP network problems". Tip #1 is titled "HOW TO RESET
> YOUR NETWORKING CONFIGURATION".
>
> Why should someone who's setting up a new network follow a list of 23
> steps that require complicated procedures such as adding protocols and
> editing the registry? It's a new network. There are no problems to
> fix. Nothing needs resetting.
>
> Ckuzy, setting up a new network is easy. Simply run XP's Network
> Setup Wizard on each computer, and it will automatically make all the
> right settings. I've written a web page showing how:
>
> XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
>
> Connect the computers to each other in one of these ways:
>
> 1. Directly, using a crossover Ethernet cable.
>
> 2. Indirectly, through a network hub, switch, or broadband router,
> using two regular Ethernet cables.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm