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| Thread ID: 29401 | 2003-01-18 19:57:00 | Can Win98 "see" Win XP via LAN ? | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 115104 | 2003-01-20 03:25:00 | Hi Billy, My drives are all shared as well - I can access folders and files wherever I want but to actually move or copy them from one PC to the other I have to use the mapping thing. I discovered this when I wanted to copy all of the old PC's files onto the Win XP so that I could format the Win 98. Be interested to see how you do it. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 115105 | 2003-01-20 04:16:00 | Well I'm buggered if I know Susan (if you will pardon my french). I can transfer near gigabyte backup files between computers, open exe download files remotely and load the program onto the "calling" computer, open CD Roms remotely and access data or programs, in fact I haven't found anything I can't do just as if I was sitting at one big computer except see the other desktops. I wonder if it is anything to do with the fact that I have both TCP/IP and NETBUI enabled ?:| Everything else seems to be bog standard. Cheers little Sis :x Billy 8-{) :D Hey! Didja see I've gone over 700 posts? Must be spending too much time here :8} |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 115106 | 2003-01-20 04:25:00 | Hi Billy, About the only advantage to mapping is that the other pc's hard drive appears as one of your own. It is also possible to have the other pc's H/D "connected" to yours as soon as you log on ie no need to enter the password to enable sharing as windows remembers the log on sequence. |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 115107 | 2003-01-20 04:26:00 | Me too Billy. I can drag and drop, its all just one file system, without a need to map drives. (even before I was all running on XP) Perhaps Susan, you need to start again, reformat etc?? ]:) |
godfather (25) | ||
| 115108 | 2003-01-20 06:45:00 | Hello, THANKS to all - your assistance with my LAN question is appreciated! Now that I am enlightened on this subject (well, at least 'better informed') I'll go back to the computer store who said "It cannot be done." ;) Cheers, Steve (who is about to LAN his desktop to the new laptop) |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 115109 | 2003-01-20 07:19:00 | Oh dear, Gorela! I have all those attributes without the complications. Provided the other computers are on of course, as soon as I boot up I have immediate access to all drives on all computers. Cheers Billy 8-{) :D Now please excuse me while I go out and sacrifice several thousand floppies and a handful of DVD/RW to appease the great God of Connectivity so that the magic accidentally wrought upon my system and network is not suddenly undone while I sleep.:8} |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 115110 | 2003-01-20 07:41:00 | 'Scuse me while I just hijack your thread a bit more, Steve.... :D > I wonder if it is anything to do with the fact that I have both TCP/IP and NETBUI enabled Everything else seems to be bog standard. I dunno Billy. After reinstalling everything the old PC has a million protocols in the network settings these days that weren't there before the reformat, one of them being NETBUI. Strange that the Win XP box hasn't got it though. It doesn't bother me as I'm not copying/moving things every five minutes and as long as I can and know how to do it I'm happy. Then again.... if godfather can do the same as you on his Win XP PC maybe I am missing out on something....? Hmmm.... I reckon godfather is right, I really do need to reformat and reinstall everything all over again... on both machines this time. <sighs and starts digging out the boot disks, Windows CDs and program disks again > > Hey! Didja see I've gone over 700 posts? Must be spending too much time here Yep, I noticed! Can never spend too much time here, Billy. :-) A few more weeks and you'll be hitting your first ton -- I'm sure you can do it before your big OE while you find your way around that nice new toy of yours. ]:) Cheers big Bruv :x :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
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