I'm having problems setting up a small network for a friend who bought an
inexpensive WIN XP HOME system and wants to easily move data from his old
WIN 98 system.
I've tried to run the networking wizard. Both systems can see and browse
the internet, thru the common 4-port DSL modem. The Win98 system sees files
on the XP system but cannot access them. The WinXP system will not complete
the Network Wizard procedure; it will not make the disc needed to set up
ICS, and because this is a cheap Compac computer with the OS already
installed, there is no WINXP CD to use.
I've done this successfully at my office with a WIN XP PRO system and a WIN
2000 PRO system . . . eveything ran as advertized. Why the problems with XP
HOME and WIN98?
You are the first one I have heard setting up a network
between win xp and 2000pro! Unfortunately I cannot help
you as I am in your previous troubles connecting xp with
2000pro...Would you be able to give some guidelines in
setting up this connection please?
Thanks very much
Fabio
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I'm having problems setting up a small network for a
friend who bought an
>inexpensive WIN XP HOME system and wants to easily move
data from his old
>WIN 98 system.
>
>I've tried to run the networking wizard. Both systems
can see and browse
>the internet, thru the common 4-port DSL modem. The
Win98 system sees files
>on the XP system but cannot access them. The WinXP
system will not complete
>the Network Wizard procedure; it will not make the disc
needed to set up
>ICS, and because this is a cheap Compac computer with the
OS already
>installed, there is no WINXP CD to use.
>
>I've done this successfully at my office with a WIN XP
PRO system and a WIN
>2000 PRO system . . . eveything ran as advertized. Why
the problems with XP
>HOME and WIN98?
>
>
>Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>
>.
>
For WIN XP PRO and WIN 2000 PRO, I just ran the wizard and everything worked
fine. Its XP-HOME connected to a WIN98 that I'm having problems with.
"Fabio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:184ec01c44b1c$bd989f00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> You are the first one I have heard setting up a network
> between win xp and 2000pro! Unfortunately I cannot help
> you as I am in your previous troubles connecting xp with
> 2000pro...Would you be able to give some guidelines in
> setting up this connection please?
>
> Thanks very much
> Fabio
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm having problems setting up a small network for a
> friend who bought an
> >inexpensive WIN XP HOME system and wants to easily move
> data from his old
> >WIN 98 system.
> >
> >I've tried to run the networking wizard. Both systems
> can see and browse
> >the internet, thru the common 4-port DSL modem. The
> Win98 system sees files
> >on the XP system but cannot access them. The WinXP
> system will not complete
> >the Network Wizard procedure; it will not make the disc
> needed to set up
> >ICS, and because this is a cheap Compac computer with the
> OS already
> >installed, there is no WINXP CD to use.
> >
> >I've done this successfully at my office with a WIN XP
> PRO system and a WIN
> >2000 PRO system . . . eveything ran as advertized. Why
> the problems with XP
> >HOME and WIN98?
> >
> >
> >Anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> >
> >.
> >
You shouldn't need the Wizard to set this network up, though it helps.
You'll need to make sure both computers are in the same workgroup, have
different computer names, and make sure that the name you use to log onto
the Windows 98 computer is an authorized user of the Windows XP computer.
--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
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"Glen" <reply@ThisNewsGroup> wrote in message
news:Oo0o8UxSEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I'm having problems setting up a small network for a friend who bought an
> inexpensive WIN XP HOME system and wants to easily move data from his old
> WIN 98 system.
>
> I've tried to run the networking wizard. Both systems can see and browse
> the internet, thru the common 4-port DSL modem. The Win98 system sees
files
> on the XP system but cannot access them. The WinXP system will not
complete
> the Network Wizard procedure; it will not make the disc needed to set up
> ICS, and because this is a cheap Compac computer with the OS already
> installed, there is no WINXP CD to use.
>
> I've done this successfully at my office with a WIN XP PRO system and a
WIN
> 2000 PRO system . . . eveything ran as advertized. Why the problems with
XP
> HOME and WIN98?
>
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>
In article <Oo0o8UxSEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Glen"
<reply@ThisNewsGroup> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm having problems setting up a small network for a friend who bought an
>inexpensive WIN XP HOME system and wants to easily move data from his old
>WIN 98 system.
>
>I've tried to run the networking wizard. Both systems can see and browse
>the internet, thru the common 4-port DSL modem. The Win98 system sees files
>on the XP system but cannot access them. The WinXP system will not complete
>the Network Wizard procedure; it will not make the disc needed to set up
>ICS, and because this is a cheap Compac computer with the OS already
>installed, there is no WINXP CD to use.
>
>I've done this successfully at my office with a WIN XP PRO system and a WIN
>2000 PRO system . . . eveything ran as advertized. Why the problems with XP
>HOME and WIN98?
>
>
>Anyone have any suggestions?
You don't need the disc, because you can make the necessary network
settings manually. You don't need to set up ICS, because your 4-port
DSL modem, not an ICS host computer, is providing Internet access on
the network.
On Windows 98, go to Control Panel | Network and:
1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
2. Remove these network components if they're present:
IPX/SPX protocol
NetBEUI protocol
Client for NetWare networks
3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
uses (default for XP is MSHOME).
On XP, run the Network Setup Wizard again, tell it that the computer
connects to the Internet through a residential gateway, and tell it
not to make the disc.
If those steps don't get everything to work, try these:
1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other firewall
programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.
2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:
4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.
If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters
and delete these values if they're present:
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
Reboot, then try network access again.
If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
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