adding my Win98 pc to WinXP network.

So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max

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So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max


You have to have an account on the Xp machine with the same user name and
password as on the 98 machine

IE on 98 log on as fred with password fred, on the XP create a user called
fred with a password fred.

If you dont log onto the 98 machine (IE you hit cancel at the login prompt )
then you will get an error about the
network not being ready

98 by default uses "Workgroup" and XP uses "Mshome" as their respective
workgroup names, change 98 to MSHOME
then reboot them both and you should be OK

wrote in message
ups.com...
So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max


You have to have an account on the Xp machine with the same user name and
password as on the 98 machine

IE on 98 log on as fred with password fred, on the XP create a user called
fred with a password fred.

If you dont log onto the 98 machine (IE you hit cancel at the login prompt )
then you will get an error about the
network not being ready

98 by default uses "Workgroup" and XP uses "Mshome" as their respective
workgroup names, change 98 to MSHOME
then reboot them both and you should be OK

In article . com,
" wrote:
So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max

What issues are you having? What are you trying to do, and what
exactly happens when you do it? If there are error messages, what do
they say?
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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In article . com,
" wrote:
So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max

What issues are you having? What are you trying to do, and what
exactly happens when you do it? If there are error messages, what do
they say?
--
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

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wrote:
wrote in message
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So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max


You have to have an account on the Xp machine with the same user name and
password as on the 98 machine

That's not necessary if the XP machine runs Home Edition. It's only
necessary if the XP machine runs Professional and if you've explicitly
disabled simple file sharing on XP Professional.

IE on 98 log on as fred with password fred, on the XP create a user called
fred with a password fred.

If you dont log onto the 98 machine (IE you hit cancel at the login prompt )
then you will get an error about the
network not being ready

Yes, that's right.

98 by default uses "Workgroup" and XP uses "Mshome" as their respective
workgroup names, change 98 to MSHOME
then reboot them both and you should be OK

It makes networking a little easier if all computers use the same
workgroup name, but it isn't necessary. A computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.
--
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

In article , "Judslat"
wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
So, I've go an old pc running win98, and i'm having issues adding it to
my wireless network. The main computer on the network is running XP,
along with my laptop that is also connected. the wireless on the old pc
is working fine, but how do i get into the network?

Thanks in advance.

Max


You have to have an account on the Xp machine with the same user name and
password as on the 98 machine

That's not necessary if the XP machine runs Home Edition. It's only
necessary if the XP machine runs Professional and if you've explicitly
disabled simple file sharing on XP Professional.

IE on 98 log on as fred with password fred, on the XP create a user called
fred with a password fred.

If you dont log onto the 98 machine (IE you hit cancel at the login prompt )
then you will get an error about the
network not being ready

Yes, that's right.

98 by default uses "Workgroup" and XP uses "Mshome" as their respective
workgroup names, change 98 to MSHOME
then reboot them both and you should be OK

It makes networking a little easier if all computers use the same
workgroup name, but it isn't necessary. A computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.
--
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

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

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It makes networking a little easier if all computers use the same
workgroup name, but it isn't necessary. A computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.

How does one access computers in different workgroups?

Thanks!

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

snipped..

It makes networking a little easier if all computers use the same
workgroup name, but it isn't necessary. A computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.

How does one access computers in different workgroups?

Thanks!

In article ,
"htw4" wrote:
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

snipped..

It makes networking a little easier if all computers use the same
workgroup name, but it isn't necessary. A computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.

How does one access computers in different workgroups?

Thanks!

To access another computer in any workgroup, type the other computer's
name in the Start | Run box in this format:

\\computer

To see all of the workgroups on a network in Windows 98:

1. Click Network Neighborhood.
2. Click Entire Network.

To see all of the workgroups on a network in Windows XP:

1. Click My Network Places.
2. Click "View workgroup computers".
3. Press the Backspace key.

Then, click a workgroup to see the computers in that workgroup, and
click a computer to see its shared resources.
--
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