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networking 98 virtual machine with windows vista.
I have windows 98 installed in a virtual machine running on windows vista. I have simple file sharing enabled on windows vista and I have the option requiring passwords turned off. My problem is when I am in the 98 machine trying to access a shared folder on the vista machine. I can access and browse the shared folder, until I select an exe file. As soon as I single click on or use the directional keys to highllight any exe file, the window freezes for several minutes. I can select or open other file types just fine. If I try to execute the exe file then after several minutes of waiting I get an error message that the file is not a valid win32 application. I can copy the same files over to an xp machine and run them from the 98 machine just fine. Ive tried reinstalling windows 98 on virtual pc 2007 and vmware 5.5. Ive tried 2 different windows 98 disks. are there any tricks to get windows 98 and vista to share fileswith each other? |
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networking 98 virtual machine with windows vista.
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wrote: I have windows 98 installed in a virtual machine running on windows vista. I have simple file sharing enabled on windows vista and I have the option requiring passwords turned off. My problem is when I am in the 98 machine trying to access a shared folder on the vista machine. I can access and browse the shared folder, until I select an exe file. As soon as I single click on or use the directional keys to highllight any exe file, the window freezes for several minutes. I can select or open other file types just fine. If I try to execute the exe file then after several minutes of waiting I get an error message that the file is not a valid win32 application. I can copy the same files over to an xp machine and run them from the 98 machine just fine. Ive tried reinstalling windows 98 on virtual pc 2007 and vmware 5.5. Ive tried 2 different windows 98 disks. are there any tricks to get windows 98 and vista to share fileswith each other? Microsoft doesn't support File and Printer Sharing between Vista and 98. That capability wasn't part of Vista's design, coding, or testing. I've been trying to make Vista/98 sharing work for months, and I've discussed it with people inside and outside of Microsoft. To the best of my knowledge, no one has found a way to make it work reliably. I wish that I had a better answer for you. :-( -- 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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