"shane" said:
During the XP network set-up wizard, I am asked to create a
network setup disk, but my laptop does not have a floppy
drive. The option to use the XP cd won't work because WIN
XP is on the laptop DVD and I don't have any other DVD
roms. If anyone made a floppy by this method, please email
it to (e-mail address removed).
Thanks
There's no need to run XP's Network Setup Wizard on Win 98. You can
make the same settings manually that it would make.
Here's a list of the actions that Windows XP's Network Setup Wizard
can perform. The exact list of actions for a particular computer
depends on the answers that you give to the "Select a connection
method" prompt:
Internet Connection Sharing host: Actions 1-9
(This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers
on my network connect to the Internet through this computer.)
Internet Connection Sharing or Broadband Router client: Actions 1-5,
10-11 (This computer connects to the Internet through another computer
on my network or through a residential gateway.)
Direct Internet connection: Actions 1-5, 10
(This computer connects to the Internet directly or through a network
hub. Other computers on my network also connect to the Internet
directly or through a hub.)
Actions:
1. Set the computer name, computer description, and workgroup name
that you specify.
2. Install these network components if they're not already present:
a. Client for Microsoft Networks
b. TCP/IP
c. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
3. Share any printers connected to the computer.
4. Create the "Shared Documents" folder if it doesn't exist.
5. Share the "Shared Documents" folder.
6. Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the network connection
that you specify.
7. Enable the Internet Connection Firewall on the shared network
connection.
8. Create a Network Bridge if more than one local area network
connection exists.
9. Configure the local area network connection (or Network
Bridge) with IP address 192.168.0.1, subnet mask
255.255.255.0.
10. Configure the local area network connection to obtain an IP
address automatically.
11. Install software to allow the client to control the host's
Internet connection.
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