xp and 98

simple question, I hope, but I have just home networked an xp and a win 98 computer. I can see the win 98 computer, but can't seem to get to the folders. My ulitmate goal is to transfer most of the files. Any simple solutioins?

amme wrote:

> simple question, I hope, but I have just home networked an xp and a win 98 computer. I can see the win 98 computer, but can't seem to get to the folders. My ulitmate goal is to transfer most of the files. Any simple solutioins?

a simple solution may be using an FTP server if you plan only to
transfer files.

"amme" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>simple question, I hope, but I have just home networked an xp and a win 98 computer. I can see the win 98 computer, but can't seem to get to the folders. My ulitmate goal is to transfer most of the files. Any simple solutioins?

amme,

please have a look at http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm.

Hans-Georg

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This is more complicated to setup for the novice.

"Pascal Brax" <pascalbrax@freesurf.removethisfakedomain.ch> wrote in message
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> amme wrote:
>
> > simple question, I hope, but I have just home networked an xp and a win
98 computer. I can see the win 98 computer, but can't seem to get to the
folders. My ulitmate goal is to transfer most of the files. Any simple
solutioins?
>
> a simple solution may be using an FTP server if you plan only to
> transfer files.
>

If you wish to transfer files, then a simple way for the inexperienced is to use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.

STart off from XP and it will create a disk to run on the 98 PC and all your information will be written to a large file that can be imported to the CP machine.

It also copies email files and all passwords amongst other things.

If you can see the computer then you have a lot going for you as far as the
network is concerned.

You should just be able to share the entire C: drive and then copy what you
need to.

If browsing isn't working, then manually make the network connection by
entering in the computer and share name. You can do this from either the
Windows Explorer or a CMD prompt.

For a cmd prompt it would be something like "net use x: \\server\share" - no
quotes
Where X: is the drive letter you want to map
Server is the name of the Win9x computer
Share is the share name you gave it.

Bob Cerelli
http://www.onecomputerguy.com

"amme" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> simple question, I hope, but I have just home networked an xp and a win 98
> computer. I can see the win 98 computer, but can't seem to get to the
> folders. My ulitmate goal is to transfer most of the files. Any simple
> solutioins?

since u already have the two computers networked.
try here
www.pctechnicians.ca
Guides
workgroup setup guide

"amme" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> simple question, I hope, but I have just home networked an xp and a win 98
computer. I can see the win 98 computer, but can't seem to get to the
folders. My ulitmate goal is to transfer most of the files. Any simple
solutioins?


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