Re: Networking 98 and XP

In article <035301c36e7e$87542840$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Paul"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a small network with 5 computers, all with wireless
>connections. The server computer is XP and 2 other
>computers are 98. One of the 98 computers works just fine
>in the network and with internet. The other windows 98
>computer, however, can connect to the internet but not to
>the Network Neighborhood. I went through Troubleshooting
>and did all the steps, but still nothing. The settups are
>identical on both 98 comps as far as I can tell. The
>Workgroups are the same and the internet connectivity is
>fine, yet when i go into "entire network" it says "unable
>to browse the network. network not accessible"
>
>P.S. I'm a 20 year old kid who set up this network myself
>during my summer internship position for a bunch of
>lawyers. i.e. I really really need your help!

A common reason for inability to browse the network is that the user
isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows 98 starts? If
so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a user name and,
optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt, click Start | Log
Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing work properly,
the most likely fix is to go to this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
Network\Real Mode Net

and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown here:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon
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