In article <010701c35487$3af4b660$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Ross Durie"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>My intention is to replace an extremely unstable ME
>machine in a business peer to peer network consisting of
>one other 95 machine and one other 98 machine with a new
>machine running XP Pro.
>
>On installation the XP Pro machine can see the 95 and 98
>machines but if one tries to browse to the XP Pro machine
>using Network Neigborhood or the unc path from the 98 or
>95 machine then an "unknown error 32" or "extended error"
>message is reported (the 95/98/ME machines have no
>problems with each other). I tried to use the networking
>wizard on the XP Pro CD as a test and it rebooted the 98
>machine as usually and stated that it could not continue.
>
>P.S. The XP Pro machine has no problems with my own
>personal 98 machines which is the real oddity. The only
>difference is a physical move in space from one network to
>the other, a different gateway address, and a different
>brand of switch. I'm stumped.
Error 31 means that XP has refused network access to a non-passworded
user account on another computer. As a default security measure, XP,
requires a password.
Either add a password to the account on each computer where it exists,
or allow non-passworded access, as shown here:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rpasswords.htm
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