How To Access Win95 Machine from XP machine ??

[Erehwon]

Just bought a new XP machine and want to transfer a fair number of files
from Win 95B machine. I was trying to use the "Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard" in XP over a crossover cable between the ethernet cards
on both machines. I was told by both Dell and the folks that sold the
cable that that would work. When I run the transfer wizard on the old
machine, however, there doesn't appear to be any option for using the
ethernet cable, just serial (if that would even work since I didn't have
one to try). Is there some way to get this to work??? No CD writer on
old machine and I'd rather not have to transfer the old drive to the new
machine.

 

[Illinois Fritz]

Hi Erehwon,

Did you run the Network Setup Wizard before trying to use the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard? This is what you should do first to set up the
network between the 2 computers. Then you should be able to continue. See
Connecting Your Computers on the 1st screen of the Files and Settings...
Wizard.

Fritz216

 

[Ron Martell]

Just bought a new XP machine and want to transfer a fair number of files
from Win 95B machine. I was trying to use the "Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard" in XP over a crossover cable between the ethernet cards
on both machines. I was told by both Dell and the folks that sold the
cable that that would work. When I run the transfer wizard on the old
machine, however, there doesn't appear to be any option for using the
ethernet cable, just serial (if that would even work since I didn't have
one to try). Is there some way to get this to work??? No CD writer on
old machine and I'd rather not have to transfer the old drive to the new
machine.

If you are going to use an ethernet crossover cable to transfer the
files then you need to set up a peer-to-peer network with the 2
computers.

This is very simple to do and the network setup wizard in Windows XP
will configure that computer for you and also create a diskette with
the files needed to configure the Windows 95 machine.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Erehwon]

If you are going to use an Ethernet crossover cable to transfer the
files then you need to set up a peer-to-peer network with the 2
computers.

This is very simple to do and the network setup wizard in Windows XP
will configure that computer for you and also create a diskette with
the files needed to configure the Windows 95 machine.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

Perhaps there's still something obvious I'm missing. I can create the
"Network Setup Wizard" disk on the XP machine but, when I attempt to run it
on the 95B machine, I get an error message indicating that the wizard is
only compatible with Win98 and above. Also, when running the wizard on the
XP machine, an error message appears in the middle of the setup about
"Spooler Sub System App has encountered a problem and needs to close"
although setup appears to complete.

I'll settle for a manual setup, if necessary, if anyone can provide the
details on how to get these two machines to talk to each other. Otherwise,
I'm stumped.

Network cards are working on both machines because I've been using it for T1
internet access on old machine and just sending this on new machine over
same using its network card.

 

[Ron Martell]

Perhaps there's still something obvious I'm missing. I can create the
"Network Setup Wizard" disk on the XP machine but, when I attempt to run it
on the 95B machine, I get an error message indicating that the wizard is
only compatible with Win98 and above. Also, when running the wizard on the
XP machine, an error message appears in the middle of the setup about
"Spooler Sub System App has encountered a problem and needs to close"
although setup appears to complete.

I'll settle for a manual setup, if necessary, if anyone can provide the
details on how to get these two machines to talk to each other. Otherwise,
I'm stumped.

Network cards are working on both machines because I've been using it for T1
internet access on old machine and just sending this on new machine over
same using its network card.

Sorry, I wasn't aware that the network setup would not work on a
Windows 95 machine.

The basic settings you need to have in place are:
TCP/IP Protocol properties: give one machine a fixed i.p. address of
192.168.1.1 and the other one 192.168.1.2 and set the subnet mask to
255.255.255.0 for both machines.
Make sure that both machines have the same workgroup name but
different machine names.

See the following article for some advice on manual settings:
Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network by MVP Steve Winograd:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Erehwon]

Sorry, I wasn't aware that the network setup would not work on a
Windows 95 machine.

The basic settings you need to have in place are:
TCP/IP Protocol properties: give one machine a fixed i.p. address of
192.168.1.1 and the other one 192.168.1.2 and set the subnet mask to
255.255.255.0 for both machines.
Make sure that both machines have the same workgroup name but
different machine names.

See the following article for some advice on manual settings:
Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network by MVP Steve Winograd:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Thanks. That was the info I needed. Also needed Client for Microsoft
Networks on both machines, file and printer sharing enabled on old machine,
and all AV and firewall programs disabled.