connect xp to win98

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I would like to connect a win98 laptop to a winxp laptop
using usb, can someone plese give me some suggestions,as i
have tried and i cannot see each of the machines on the
other. thanks for your help

regards
joe
 
"joe" said:
I would like to connect a win98 laptop to a winxp laptop
using usb, can someone plese give me some suggestions,as i
have tried and i cannot see each of the machines on the
other. thanks for your help

regards
joe
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You can get a pair of USB Ethernet adapters, install one on each
computer, connect them to each other using a crossover Ethernet cable,
and run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers.

There are also direct USB-to-USB networking cables which come with
their own networking software.
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Thanks steve for your help

Regards
Joe
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You can get a pair of USB Ethernet adapters, install one on each
computer, connect them to each other using a crossover Ethernet cable,
and run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers.

There are also direct USB-to-USB networking cables which come with
their own networking software.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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