networking me,98,xp home

i have a home network that was configured originaly with a
machine running me and connected to a machine running 98.
we have recently gotten a machine running xp and it wont
run the setup disk created in the me machine. do i need
to redo the network setup using the xp machine to create
setup disks and run it on the older machines? thanks

In article <01bc01c36a79$5869c660$(E-Mail Removed)>, "John"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>i have a home network that was configured originaly with a
>machine running me and connected to a machine running 98.
>we have recently gotten a machine running xp and it wont
>run the setup disk created in the me machine. do i need
>to redo the network setup using the xp machine to create
>setup disks and run it on the older machines? thanks

Don't change anything in the network setup on the older machines --
they're already networked and working. Don't run XP's Network Setup
Wizard on them even if it tells you to.

Me's setup disk won't run on XP because XP is newer than Me.

XP might work on your network right out of the box using its default
network settings. Try it. If it doesn't, follow the tips here:

Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...g/xp/addxp.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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