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Travis King

We have three computers in our house. They're all connected through a
router, then the router is connected to the cable modem. Is there a way
that we can share files that any of the three computers can access without
buying additional hardware or software? Thanks. By the way, two of the
computers have Windows XP Home and the other has Windows 98SE.
 
Description of the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308522

How to Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813936/

Home and Small Office Networking with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx

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| We have three computers in our house. They're all connected through a
| router, then the router is connected to the cable modem. Is there a way
| that we can share files that any of the three computers can access without
| buying additional hardware or software? Thanks. By the way, two of the
| computers have Windows XP Home and the other has Windows 98SE.
 
Carey Frisch said:
Description of the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308522

How to Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813936/

Home and Small Office Networking with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| We have three computers in our house. They're all connected through a
| router, then the router is connected to the cable modem. Is there a way
| that we can share files that any of the three computers can access
without
| buying additional hardware or software? Thanks. By the way, two of the
| computers have Windows XP Home and the other has Windows 98SE.
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Okay, thanks. Now I have another question. Let's say the 1st computer of
the three has to be reformatted. Will we have to setup the network all over
again or will we just have to set up the 1st computer again?
 
Travis said:
Okay, thanks. Now I have another question. Let's say the 1st
computer of
the three has to be reformatted. Will we have to setup the network
all over again or will we just have to set up the 1st computer again?
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No to the first part, yes to the second.

Malke
 
Travis King said:
Okay, thanks Malke.
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Just got the network set up and I can share files now, except for one
problem. On the one computer with Windows 98, I can access it through my
computer. The problem is on the computer with Windows 98. When you're on
the computer with Windows 98, and you attempt to access the network through
network neighborhood, it's says that you can't access the network. Any idea
why? The XP computers work fine.
 
Travis King said:
Just got the network set up and I can share files now, except for one
problem. On the one computer with Windows 98, I can access it through my
computer. The problem is on the computer with Windows 98. When you're on
the computer with Windows 98, and you attempt to access the network
through network neighborhood, it's says that you can't access the network.
Any idea why? The XP computers work fine.
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Never mind... figured it out.
 
Travis said:
We have three computers in our house. They're all connected through a
router, then the router is connected to the cable modem. Is there a way
that we can share files that any of the three computers can access without
buying additional hardware or software? Thanks. By the way, two of the
computers have Windows XP Home and the other has Windows 98SE.
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On the WinXP computers, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, if running WinXP SP1, make sure that WinXP's
built-in firewall is disabled on the internal LAN connection. If using
WinXP SP2, make sure that you've either disabled the built-in firewall,
or set the firewall to allow file and print sharing.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm



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