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Viewing Win2K Shared Resources

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by trevorc1653

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I'm trying to view shared resources (e.g. folders) on a machine running Win2K, from a machine running Win98. However, each time I execute 'net view' from the Win98 machine, I get an error message. I can view shared resources on the Win98 machine from the Win2k Professional machine just fine, but not the other way around. Anyone got any ideas?

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Trevor C.
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by awery13

What's the exact error u cereive when u try to view shared folders fron win98 machine?
And also,did u checked the permissions on the win 2k machine?
Most likely there are not set correctly.

by vegremy

Maybe you don't have enough permissions on the w2k machine, if you had the administrators account, trie to log into the win98 with this account and see the share resorces of the w2k machine...

by newser

Trevor-

Try this. Set up a user account on your W2K machine. Let's say Smith. Make sure you put Smith in the administrator group (just so you have full rights to the machine with the Smith login) and assign a password. Re-boot Win2K and let it settle. Make sure you've enabled sharing for the resources you want to see from the Win98 PC.

Go to your Win98 machine and be sure you've enabled Microsoft Networks login. Once done, login as Smith and use the same password you assigned to Smith on your Win2k machine. Go to Network Neighborhood. Let's see if you can see your shared resources now.

The trick is to build your user base on your Win2k Machine to include those users on the other PC's networked with it.

Let me know if this doesn't work.

Best luck,

Ryan

Ryan Renz
Newsroom Computer/Technology Systems
WNEM 5

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