Win98 laptop cannot view WinXp Files or Printer

for a home network: have a wireless router set up with
successful wireless connections to a new desktop with
winxp and old laptop with win98. laptop, however, is not
able to see the winxp shareddocs and when clicking on
network neighborhood get error message that cannot scan
network. desktop can see shareddocs on the laptop,
however. any ideas? thanks

donna smith



donna

In article <5c6701c35779$ad4c3d60$(E-Mail Removed)>, "donna"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>for a home network: have a wireless router set up with
>successful wireless connections to a new desktop with
>winxp and old laptop with win98. laptop, however, is not
>able to see the winxp shareddocs and when clicking on
>network neighborhood get error message that cannot scan
>network. desktop can see shareddocs on the laptop,
>however. any ideas? thanks
>
>donna smith

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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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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I too get this problem when I try to view the workgroup on
my 98 machine. I have another computer running XP. I
already log on when 98 starts. Any other
ideas?

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <5c6701c35779$ad4c3d60
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "donna"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>for a home network: have a wireless router set up with
>>successful wireless connections to a new desktop with
>>winxp and old laptop with win98. laptop, however, is
not
>>able to see the winxp shareddocs and when clicking on
>>network neighborhood get error message that cannot scan
>>network. desktop can see shareddocs on the laptop,
>>however. any ideas? thanks
>>
>>donna smith
>
>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\Cur rentVersi
on\
>Network\Real Mode Net
>
>and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown here:
>
>http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon
>--
>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
>.
>