Windows 98 with XP

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Hi, I have tried to connect my old Win 98 machine with my XP home computer.
The XP also connects with a Windows 2000 machine. Everything is fine, I can
ping the computers, share the resources and printer in both XP and 2000
computer. However, in my 98 machine, I can ping the other computer and see
the share folder but not the printers and faxes.

In XP My Network Places, in the root, there arethe shared folders. In the
Entire Network ---> Microsoft Windows Network ---> MyNetwork ---> XP
computer, I can see the same shared folders plus the Printers and Faxes
folder. I cannot figure out why my 98 machine fails to see it. I cannot see
all in my Windows 2000 laptop.

Thanks for your advice.

Barry
 
Hi, I have tried to connect my old Win 98 machine with my XP home computer.
The XP also connects with a Windows 2000 machine. Everything is fine, I can
ping the computers, share the resources and printer in both XP and 2000
computer. However, in my 98 machine, I can ping the other computer and see
the share folder but not the printers and faxes.

In XP My Network Places, in the root, there arethe shared folders. In the
Entire Network ---> Microsoft Windows Network ---> MyNetwork ---> XP
computer, I can see the same shared folders plus the Printers and Faxes
folder. I cannot figure out why my 98 machine fails to see it. I cannot see
all in my Windows 2000 laptop.

Thanks for your advice.

Barry
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Barry,

Seeing Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) and Windows NT (NT, 2000, XP, Vista) from each
other is frequently a problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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Hi, I have tried to connect my old Win 98 machine with my XP home computer.
The XP also connects with a Windows 2000 machine. Everything is fine, I can
ping the computers, share the resources and printer in both XP and 2000
computer. However, in my 98 machine, I can ping the other computer and see
the share folder but not the printers and faxes.

In XP My Network Places, in the root, there arethe shared folders. In the
Entire Network ---> Microsoft Windows Network ---> MyNetwork ---> XP
computer, I can see the same shared folders plus the Printers and Faxes
folder. I cannot figure out why my 98 machine fails to see it. I cannot see
all in my Windows 2000 laptop.

Thanks for your advice.

Barry
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Windows 98 can't see shared printers/folders if their share names are
longer than 12 characters. Change the share names if they exceed that
length.
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Have you enable printer sharing on your windows 98 computer which is not
enable by default.
Hope it will resolve your problem
 
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