problem with shared folders on Win98 to WinXP

I have a home network that has been in place for over a
year now. Until about a month ago I had 2 computers on the
network, one with Win98 and one with WinME. I've added a
3rd computer with WinXP and now have a strange issue
between the XP and the 98 PC's.

I have always been able to share my folders between the
Win98 and ME machines - no problem. I have them setup to
prompt for a password in order to authorize sharing & that
works great between those computers. When I try to share
my ME and XP machine I get prompted for the password too
and that is working too.

The problem is when I am using my WinXP machine to connect
to my 98 machine. I can see all machines in my network
neighborhood, they are all using the same workgroup, no
computer names have been duped. My printer is connected to
my 98 machine & I have been able to print just fine from
my XP machine to the shared printer.

When I browse network neighborhood and attempt a
connection to my 98 machine from the XP machine I get an
error something about "target.lnk" not found but then I
can view the folders I have shared. I can also open
documents and stuff but I can't save anything to the 98
machine from the XP machine because it says I don't have
permission to do this (the 98 machine is never asking me
for the password to connect when I'm using the XP machine,
but it does when I use the ME machine).

I am using a Belkin router, so it's not a peer-to-peer
network and like I said it seems to be a 98 vs. XP thing.
Does anyone have any ideas? I've already looked at Carey
Holzman's website & there isn't anything that refers to
something like this.

TIA..

Sure there is, step 1.

Carey

"Cindy S." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0c8101c3d5fc$1c3eabd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a home network that has been in place for over a
> year now. Until about a month ago I had 2 computers on the
> network, one with Win98 and one with WinME. I've added a
> 3rd computer with WinXP and now have a strange issue
> between the XP and the 98 PC's.
>
> I have always been able to share my folders between the
> Win98 and ME machines - no problem. I have them setup to
> prompt for a password in order to authorize sharing & that
> works great between those computers. When I try to share
> my ME and XP machine I get prompted for the password too
> and that is working too.
>
> The problem is when I am using my WinXP machine to connect
> to my 98 machine. I can see all machines in my network
> neighborhood, they are all using the same workgroup, no
> computer names have been duped. My printer is connected to
> my 98 machine & I have been able to print just fine from
> my XP machine to the shared printer.
>
> When I browse network neighborhood and attempt a
> connection to my 98 machine from the XP machine I get an
> error something about "target.lnk" not found but then I
> can view the folders I have shared. I can also open
> documents and stuff but I can't save anything to the 98
> machine from the XP machine because it says I don't have
> permission to do this (the 98 machine is never asking me
> for the password to connect when I'm using the XP machine,
> but it does when I use the ME machine).
>
> I am using a Belkin router, so it's not a peer-to-peer
> network and like I said it seems to be a 98 vs. XP thing.
> Does anyone have any ideas? I've already looked at Carey
> Holzman's website & there isn't anything that refers to
> something like this.
>
> TIA..