Win98 & Win2k/2k3 domain

I downloaded this file (version 4.10.2229) and copied it
onto my machine....it appeared to work for several days
then BOOM it started dropping off the network again!
Going to test the IPX/SPX protocol again, it appeared to
work so its worth a try.


>-----Original Message-----
>I have the same problem as yourself and the fix is to get
>hold of this version of this file
>
>11/14/2000 11:47a 4.10.2229 165,461 Vredir.vxd
>Windows 98 Second Edition
>
>This is the support Link
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>us;278558
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Dan,
>>
>>I can tell you this is nothing to do with upgrading from
>>win95 to 98, as I have had exactly the same problem for
>>several months now. All my windows 98 clients lose
their
>>connection after an unknown period of time, but the
win2k
>>machines all work fine. This problem occurred on our
old
>>server (win2k), and is exactly the same on our new one
>>(win2k3). As yet I have to find a solution if I find
>>anything though I will post it here.
>>
>>Good luck, Paul
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>over the last couple of months I have encountered the
>>following problem on
>>>three occasions.
>>>
>>>Existing site has a Netware server, Win98 workstations.
>>Replace Netware
>>>server with Windows 2003 server, create a domain and
>join
>>the Win98 machines
>>>to the domain. Every now and then, usually when
>printing,
>>the user has a
>>>password box popping up asking them to provide a
>username
>>and password to
>>>access this resource. Most of the time, they have no
>>problems, but then
>>>suddenly they get this message and they can't access
the
>>server resources.
>>>Upgraded the workstations to Windows 2000 Pro, problem
>>gone. Expensive fix,
>>>but a fix nonetheless. This problem happened at two
>sites
>>exactly the same,
>>>so I put it down to a compatability issue with 98/2k3
>and
>>made sure we put
>>>no more 2k3 servers in sites with 98 clients.
>>>
>>>But now, a site I put a Windows 2000 server in last
week
>>is having exactly
>>>the same problem. These are all Windows 98 machines,
on
>>a Windows 2000
>>>domain. It's obviously very expensive to upgrade all
>the
>>workstations to
>>>Windows 2000, and I don't think the hardware at this
>site
>>is up to running
>>>Windows 2000 anyway. As I'm typing this, I think I've
>>just realised that
>>>all these sites were originally Windows 95, and have
>been
>>upgraded to
>>>Windows 98. Could this be anything to do with it?
>>>
>>>All these sites are retail outlets, so this is a very
>>serious problem for
>>>them. Any ideas *greatly* appreciated.
>>>
>>>Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
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