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Setting up a network.
I use the wizard to set up a network but then it
want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable media. I don't have a floppy but I do have a DVDRW however it says I don't have anything so it won't do it. I don't have an XP installation disk either as it was preinstalled. (I have made a recovery DVD though, but the other machines don't have DVD only CD. So how do I set up the other machine w98se? I tired to set up up but I don't have much idea. At some point it asks for a winNT domain name or something like that, I have no idea what to put there. TIA any help appreciated. |
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Setting up a network.
"Bazzer Smith" wrote in message ... I use the wizard to set up a network but then it want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable media. I don't have a floppy but I do have a DVDRW however it says I don't have anything so it won't do it. I don't have an XP installation disk either as it was preinstalled. (I have made a recovery DVD though, but the other machines don't have DVD only CD. So how do I set up the other machine w98se? I tired to set up up but I don't have much idea. At some point it asks for a winNT domain name or something like that, I have no idea what to put there. TIA any help appreciated. Forwarded to alt.computer. |
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Setting up a network.
Bazzer Smith wrote:
I use the wizard to set up a network but then it want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable media. I don't have a floppy but I do have a DVDRW however it says I don't have anything so it won't do it. I don't have an XP installation disk either as it was preinstalled. (I have made a recovery DVD though, but the other machines don't have DVD only CD. So how do I set up the other machine w98se? I tired to set up up but I don't have much idea. At some point it asks for a winNT domain name or something like that, I have no idea what to put there. TIA any help appreciated. Per MVP Steve Winograd: To run XP's network wizard on Win98: Transfer this file, which contains the Wizard, from WIN XP to Windows98 and run it on 98. You can E-mail it, burn it to a CD, etc: C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe To set up Windows 98 manually, without using the Wizard, go to Control PanelNetwork (on Win98 box) and: 1. Add these network components if they aren't already present: TCP/IP protocol 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). 4. Right-click and share any desired disks, folders, and printers. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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Setting up a network.
Bazzer Smith wrote:
"Bazzer Smith" wrote in message ... I use the wizard to set up a network but then it want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable media. I don't have a floppy but I do have a DVDRW however it says I don't have anything so it won't do it. I don't have an XP installation disk either as it was preinstalled. (I have made a recovery DVD though, but the other machines don't have DVD only CD. I suggest that you purchase a floppy disk drive and install it in the machine and create the disk on the XP machine you will use to install the networking software on the Win 9'x machines so that they can network with the XP machine. So how do I set up the other machine w98se? I tired to set up up but I don't have much idea. At some point it asks for a winNT domain name or something like that, I have no idea what to put there. You choose Workgroup name like *Smith* all computers must be in the same Workgroup in order to network, including the XP machine. Of course you would need to pull the floppy disk drive out of the XP machine and install it in the Win 9'x machines to install XP networking software. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm http://support.microsoft.com/default...3936#appliesto Duane |
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On Tue, 16 May 2006 02:47:16 GMT, Duane Arnold
" wrote: I suggest that you purchase a floppy disk drive and install it in the machine and create the disk on the XP machine you will use to install the networking software on the Win 9'x machines so that they can network with the XP machine. So rather than make some manual configuration changes to win9x which take less than a minute (see Winograd faq posted by Malke), buy a floppy drive, open up the pc, install the floppy drive (after needing to learn how, maybe), modify the cmos so the floppy disk is recognised and then make and use a xp network disk. Don't think so, somehow. Jim. |
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"Duane Arnold" " wrote in message nk.net... Bazzer Smith wrote: "Bazzer Smith" wrote in message ... I use the wizard to set up a network but then it want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable media. I don't have a floppy but I do have a DVDRW however it says I don't have anything so it won't do it. I don't have an XP installation disk either as it was preinstalled. (I have made a recovery DVD though, but the other machines don't have DVD only CD. I suggest that you purchase a floppy disk drive and install it in the machine and create the disk on the XP machine you will use to install the networking software on the Win 9'x machines so that they can network with the XP machine. So how do I set up the other machine w98se? I tired to set up up but I don't have much idea. At some point it asks for a winNT domain name or something like that, I have no idea what to put there. You choose Workgroup name like *Smith* all computers must be in the same Workgroup in order to network, including the XP machine. Of course you would need to pull the floppy disk drive out of the XP machine and install it in the Win 9'x machines to install XP networking software. You don't actually need a floppy, it is stored in the system folder so u could burn a cd, or tranfer it on a spare hard drive which is what I did cos I knew that would work. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm http://support.microsoft.com/default...3936#appliesto Duane |
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"James Egan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 May 2006 02:47:16 GMT, Duane Arnold " wrote: I suggest that you purchase a floppy disk drive and install it in the machine and create the disk on the XP machine you will use to install the networking software on the Win 9'x machines so that they can network with the XP machine. So rather than make some manual configuration changes to win9x which take less than a minute (see Winograd faq posted by Malke), buy a floppy drive, open up the pc, install the floppy drive (after needing to learn how, maybe), modify the cmos so the floppy disk is recognised and then make and use a xp network disk. Don't think so, somehow. I had tried the manual configuration but I could get it to work, so I suspected I had done something wrong or some obscure fault. I need the settup to give me confidence I had done it corectly. The settup didn't work either due to some other probs I detailed in micro......etc...windowsxp.general. Anyway its sort now :O) Jim. |
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Bazzer Smith wrote:
I use the wizard to set up a network but then it want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable Networking - General http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm http://www.homenethelp.com/home-network.asp http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dccmain.htm http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/category04 Networking - NT/XP Specific http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/homenetworking/ http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/winxpnetworking/ http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813936 http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx -- http://www.bootdisk.com/ |
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"Plato" |@|.| wrote in message ... Bazzer Smith wrote: I use the wizard to set up a network but then it want to create a disk to set up the other computers on the network, however it says I have no removeable Networking - General Thanks I found a solution to it as it save the file in the system folder and you can manually transfer it via whatever removable media you have. Basically a case of the wizard not being very helpful!! http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm http://www.homenethelp.com/home-network.asp http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dccmain.htm http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/category04 Networking - NT/XP Specific http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/homenetworking/ http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/winxpnetworking/ http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813936 http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx -- http://www.bootdisk.com/ |
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