Win98 Server & XP Client?

Is it true Microsoft recommends that you do not use Win98
as a Server with an XP Client?

Can you install XP on a Pentium II with 64meg RAM?

Windows 98 used as a "server" has only a limited number of client
connections available, I believe ten is the maximum. So no, it does not
make much of a server.

As for your XP question, look here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...on/sysreqs.asp

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"Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1189801c383c1$f71485f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is it true Microsoft recommends that you do not use Win98
> as a Server with an XP Client?
>
> Can you install XP on a Pentium II with 64meg RAM?

In article <1189801c383c1$f71485f0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Donna"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Is it true Microsoft recommends that you do not use Win98
>as a Server with an XP Client?

No.

>Can you install XP on a Pentium II with 64meg RAM?

Maybe. However, it would install with a reduced feature set and would
probably run so slowly that it would be unusable. See this web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...on/sysreqs.asp
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That depends on what you mean by "server". If it's going to be a local file
storage device (kinda like a big hard drive on the network) that would
probably be fine. But if it's going to be used to serve applications or
large amounts of data, or will be in constant use, then I'd recommend using
a real server operating system instead of Windows 98.

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"Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:003b01c383d5$05e0ff10$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> My network is just 3 stations. I am using a Pentium II
> Win98 desktop as Server and Pentium III Win98 and Pentium
> IV WinXP as Clients. Someone in another newsgroup told me
> Microsoft specifically advised against using Win98 as a
> Server with WinXP as a client. That is why I posed the
> question. Do you believe it will work OK with 2 Clients
> (one being Win98 and the other WinXP?)
>
> I would appreciate your response.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Windows 98 used as a "server" has only a limited number
> of client
> >connections available, I believe ten is the maximum. So
> no, it does not
> >make much of a server.
> >
> >As for your XP question, look here:
> >
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...uation/sysreqs.
> asp
> >
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> >
> >"Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:1189801c383c1$f71485f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Is it true Microsoft recommends that you do not use
> Win98
> >> as a Server with an XP Client?
> >>
> >> Can you install XP on a Pentium II with 64meg RAM?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Thanks, your explanation helps a lot.

>-----Original Message-----
>That depends on what you mean by "server". If it's going
to be a local file
>storage device (kinda like a big hard drive on the
network) that would
>probably be fine. But if it's going to be used to serve
applications or
>large amounts of data, or will be in constant use, then
I'd recommend using
>a real server operating system instead of Windows 98.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x) (E-Mail Removed)
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>
>"Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:003b01c383d5$05e0ff10$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thank you for your reply.
>>
>> My network is just 3 stations. I am using a Pentium II
>> Win98 desktop as Server and Pentium III Win98 and
Pentium
>> IV WinXP as Clients. Someone in another newsgroup told
me
>> Microsoft specifically advised against using Win98 as a
>> Server with WinXP as a client. That is why I posed the
>> question. Do you believe it will work OK with 2 Clients
>> (one being Win98 and the other WinXP?)
>>
>> I would appreciate your response.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Windows 98 used as a "server" has only a limited number
>> of client
>> >connections available, I believe ten is the maximum.
So
>> no, it does not
>> >make much of a server.
>> >
>> >As for your XP question, look here:
>> >
>>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...uation/sysreqs.
>> asp
>> >
>> >--
>> >Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x) (E-Mail Removed)
>> >* PLEASE post all messages and replies to the newsgroup
>> so all may
>> >* benefit from the discussion. Private mail is usually
>> not replied to.
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>> >
>> >
>> >"Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:1189801c383c1$f71485f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Is it true Microsoft recommends that you do not use
>> Win98
>> >> as a Server with an XP Client?
>> >>
>> >> Can you install XP on a Pentium II with 64meg RAM?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Thanks for your help.
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <1189801c383c1$f71485f0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Donna"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Is it true Microsoft recommends that you do not use
Win98
>>as a Server with an XP Client?
>
>No.
>
>>Can you install XP on a Pentium II with 64meg RAM?
>
>Maybe. However, it would install with a reduced feature
set and would
>probably run so slowly that it would be unusable. See
this web page:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...uation/sysreqs
..asp
>--
>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
>.
>