Can 98 be networked to XP?

[Guest]

My computer is running XP, but my parents is still on 98. They are both
hooked to the same router so we can use Road Runner. I'd like to be able to
share files and printers between them though. How can I put them together?

 

[Chuck]

My computer is running XP, but my parents is still on 98. They are both
hooked to the same router so we can use Road Runner. I'd like to be able to
share files and printers between them though. How can I put them together?

Yes. You can indeed network computers running Windows 98 and Windows XP. If
you activate the Guest account on both computers, each should be able to access
shares on the other. Do each of you trust the other completely?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate

There can be a problem with using Network Neighborhood between the two. Only
run the browser (and I'm not discussing Internet Explorer here) on one computer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html

But assuming both computers have IP connectivity, both can use NetBIOS Over TCP
for Windows Networking, and there should be no problem. Make sure that NetBT is
explicitly Enabled though.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

My computer is running XP, but my parents is still on 98. They are both
hooked to the same router so we can use Road Runner. I'd like to be able to
share files and printers between them though. How can I put them together?

Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers. It will make all the
necessary settings to enable sharing, share all printers, and create a
Shared Documents folder. You can manually share other disks and
folders, as desired.

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networksetupwiz.htm

If the XP computer doesn't have a floppy disk drive and you don't have
a Windows XP CD, copy the Wizard file to a CD-R or USB flash drive on
XP and run it on 98:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe
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