Win 98 can't read NTFS, therefore put shared folders on a FAT32 partition.Manuel S. said:Hello:
Is it true that win 98 can't read XP shared folders? Because win98 can't
read NTFS ... so that means I can't share folders with win 98?
Hello:
Is it true that win 98 can't read XP shared folders? Because win98 can't
read NTFS ... so that means I can't share folders with win 98?
"Maincat" said:Win 98 can't read NTFS, therefore put shared folders on a FAT32 partition.
Be aware of the shared permissions, and of course you will lose any NTFS
permissions set.
Maincat said:Win 98 can't read NTFS, therefore put shared folders on a FAT32
partition. Be aware of the shared permissions, and of course you will
lose any NTFS permissions set.
No, it's not true. All versions of Windows can share folders with
each other.
Each Windows version knows how to read its own shared folders and
send the data to another computer over the network. It makes no
difference what version either computer is running or what type of
partition the shared folder is on.
Win 98 (and 95 and Me) can't read an NTFS partition on their own local
hard disk. But that has nothing to do with networking.
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OK, Steve, here is my problem:
My home network has 3 PCs: 2 win XP, that don't have any problem for sharing
files and folders, and 1 with 98, that can see all the PCs in the network but
can't open shared folders in XP, just printers. I disabled xp firewalls but
didn't work, so I think the problem is windows. This is all what I found at
network properties in win98:
Configuration:
*client: Client for MS networks: start session and restore network connections
*client: start session in MS Family
*service: Share printers and files for MS networks: LM Ad:yes, main explore:
enabled
*device: Telephon access adapter
*device: xircom Ethernet Network
*protocol: TCP/IP for telephon access adapter
*protocol: TCP/IP for xircom ethernet network
Main sesion starting: client for ms networks
Printers and files sharing: allow file access, allow printing with my printers
Identification:
PC Name: IBM (troubling PC)
Workgroup: home (the right workgroup)
Access Control: resorurces Access control
Additional Details:
1-In XP I enabled file sharing
2-However win98 can share files with winME and viceversa
3-On win 98/ME: Clicking on network->see all the network->home-> all
computers in the net appear
4- No errors happen, just shared folders don't appear. Only shared printers.
5- I used in my XP home the network wizard and enabled file sharing
6- ALL PCs are listed as connected in the wireless network manager
Make sure that XP's shared folder names aren't longer than 12
characters. If they are, Win 98 won't be able to see them. The names
should contain only letters and numbers, with no blanks or special
characters. For example, an XP folder with a share name of "Steve's
Documents" won't be visible on 98, but "SteveDocs" will be visible.
On XP, open a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd) and type this
command, which will show XP's shared folders:
net share
On 98, click Start > Run, then type the XP computer's name in the box
in this format, which will show XP's shared folders. Substitute the
actual computer name for "xp":
\\xp
Both commands should show the same folders.
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Yes!!! Hey Steve, you're a genius!! ! THANKS
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