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August 28th 07, 06:14 AM
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Unable to add file and printer sharing
I recently purchased a used Thinkpad 560/ w W98SE off eBay, its the PC I'm
typing this on. The prior org (or their corp it ) locked the computer down such that I cannot enable file & printer sharing or use Windows Update. I can connect to the internet, but can't attach to local printers and share on home workgroup and Window update say policy doesn't allow updates. I can ping the workgroup computers, but cannot see them in Network Neighborhood. Is there a way to remove these constraints? I have a Win98 SE CD, but would prefer not to have go reinstall the OS to get around this. Thanks in advance for any information, Mark 
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August 30th 07, 09:59 AM
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Unable to add file and printer sharing
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:14:02 -0700, surfcity_dad wrote: I recently purchased a used Thinkpad 560/ w W98SE off eBay, its the PC I'm typing this on. The prior org (or their corp it ) locked the computer down such that I cannot enable file & printer sharing or use Windows Update. I can connect to the internet, but can't attach to local printers and share on home workgroup and Window update say policy doesn't allow updates. I can ping the workgroup computers, but cannot see them in Network Neighborhood. Is there a way to remove these constraints? I have a Win98 SE CD, but would prefer not to have go reinstall the OS to get around this. Thanks in advance for any information, Look for a file on the cd called (iirc) poledit.exe that's the policy editor where restrictions like this are made. Jim.
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August 30th 07, 09:59 AM
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Unable to add file and printer sharing
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:14:02 -0700, surfcity_dad wrote: I recently purchased a used Thinkpad 560/ w W98SE off eBay, its the PC I'm typing this on. The prior org (or their corp it ) locked the computer down such that I cannot enable file & printer sharing or use Windows Update. I can connect to the internet, but can't attach to local printers and share on home workgroup and Window update say policy doesn't allow updates. I can ping the workgroup computers, but cannot see them in Network Neighborhood. Is there a way to remove these constraints? I have a Win98 SE CD, but would prefer not to have go reinstall the OS to get around this. Thanks in advance for any information, Look for a file on the cd called (iirc) poledit.exe that's the policy editor where restrictions like this are made. Jim.
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September 4th 07, 04:44 AM
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Unable to add file and printer sharing
Thanks James, actually could never get it figured out, so I just re-installed
Win 98 SE. Everything is good now, Windows Update works and I'm able to access workgroup printers and shares. Mark "James Egan" wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:14:02 -0700, surfcity_dad wrote: I recently purchased a used Thinkpad 560/ w W98SE off eBay, its the PC I'm typing this on. The prior org (or their corp it ) locked the computer down such that I cannot enable file & printer sharing or use Windows Update. I can connect to the internet, but can't attach to local printers and share on home workgroup and Window update say policy doesn't allow updates. I can ping the workgroup computers, but cannot see them in Network Neighborhood. Is there a way to remove these constraints? I have a Win98 SE CD, but would prefer not to have go reinstall the OS to get around this. Thanks in advance for any information, Look for a file on the cd called (iirc) poledit.exe that's the policy editor where restrictions like this are made. Jim.
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September 4th 07, 04:44 AM
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Unable to add file and printer sharing
Thanks James, actually could never get it figured out, so I just re-installed
Win 98 SE. Everything is good now, Windows Update works and I'm able to access workgroup printers and shares. Mark "James Egan" wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:14:02 -0700, surfcity_dad wrote: I recently purchased a used Thinkpad 560/ w W98SE off eBay, its the PC I'm typing this on. The prior org (or their corp it ) locked the computer down such that I cannot enable file & printer sharing or use Windows Update. I can connect to the internet, but can't attach to local printers and share on home workgroup and Window update say policy doesn't allow updates. I can ping the workgroup computers, but cannot see them in Network Neighborhood. Is there a way to remove these constraints? I have a Win98 SE CD, but would prefer not to have go reinstall the OS to get around this. Thanks in advance for any information, Look for a file on the cd called (iirc) poledit.exe that's the policy editor where restrictions like this are made. Jim.
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