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XP accessing a Win 98 shared file

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by cjd

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I have a windows 98 SE pc that is sharing its C drive with a passowrd. I can connect to the drive with my NT 4.0 pc but I am not able to connect with my XP computer. I have changed the password to blank and I am able to connect with the XP machine. I then changed the password back to what it was and I am not able to connect.

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by lwd86

Make sure your network is using TCP/IP instead of NETBUI. XP does not support NETBUI. I personally like to assign static addresses in small networks. Also double check and make sure the workgroup is the same on all machines unless you are on a domain.

by cjd

We are using TCPIP, the machine does have a static address, and they are in the same workgroup. I will check over the settings again but I am still having trouble.

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