Can't see Windows 98 on XP from My Network Places but listed in the view workgro

[Bob]

Hi there all,
I am having a weird problem where I can't see my Windows
98 computer on XP, from my Network Places, but they are
listed in the "Veiw Workgroup" Folder? Is the workgroup
folder the place where I am suppose to explorer from or
is there a problem that I should be able to explorer
from "My Network Places" Folder as well?

 

[Jack]

Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Guest]

I appoligize Jack, I think I did not give enough detail
of my problem. What I ment to say is that previously, or
the last time I was exploring through the network on my
XP computer was sometime back in May, I was able to see
both drives of my Windows 98 computer in My Network
Places. Meaning I had everything set-up and everything
was working. However today tring to explorer through my
Windows 98 computer, all I see in the XP computer is only
one of the drives out of the 2 drives on Windows 98.
Though I can manually type in the name of the Windows 98
computer in the address bar and then be able to explorer
through that way. So basically, what I am tring to say is
I know that both computers are connected and they can
communicate with each other, but the one drive out of the
2 drive of Windows 98 is not being displayed, but I can
expolorer through it if I manually type it in the address
bar.

 

[Jack]

Hi.
Yeah this might happen, every thing Worked OK and now it is not working.
Since it is Not working use the above page to try to make it working again.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi there all,
I am having a weird problem where I can't see my Windows
98 computer on XP, from my Network Places, but they are
listed in the "Veiw Workgroup" Folder? Is the workgroup
folder the place where I am suppose to explorer from or
is there a problem that I should be able to explorer
from "My Network Places" Folder as well?

If a shared disk or folder from the Windows 98 computer doesn't appear
in My Network Places, click "Add a network place" and add it.

Make sure that "Automatically search for network folders and printers"
is enabled in My Computer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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