Upgrading to Xp

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I am thinking of adding 2 new new machines which have Xp to an exisintg
network operating on WIn 98. Can't upgrade old computers -not enough mem/hard
drive space. Anyone had probelms having some Win XP machines and some Win 98
machines on the same network?
 
jen p said:
I am thinking of adding 2 new new machines which have Xp to an exisintg
network operating on WIn 98. Can't upgrade old computers -not enough mem/hard
drive space. Anyone had probelms having some Win XP machines and some Win 98
machines on the same network?
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Not really, except that you have to be a bit more meticulous in your
network configuration with Windows XP than with Windows 98, especially
with regard to allowing access to shared resources on the Windows XP
machines.

See the following article for some detailed advice:
Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network by MVP Steve Winograd:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

Good luck


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jen said:
I am thinking of adding 2 new new machines which have Xp to an
exisintg network operating on WIn 98. Can't upgrade old computers
-not enough mem/hard drive space. Anyone had probelms having some Win
XP machines and some Win 98 machines on the same network?
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Nice overly broad question! There ain't nothin' that has to do with
OSs, in general, and networking, more specifically, that nobody had a
problem with it.

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jen said:
I am thinking of adding 2 new new machines which have Xp to an exisintg
network operating on WIn 98. Can't upgrade old computers -not enough mem/hard
drive space. Anyone had probelms having some Win XP machines and some Win 98
machines on the same network?
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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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