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cowudders14 · 01-10-2004, 04:10 PM

I run win2K and my wife runs win98. I have recently connected them together via an ADSL modem/router (Alcatel Speedtouch 510). I've then tried to map each others hard drives together, and it's well, intermittently working to say the least. For the last few weeks it's not worked at all.

My dad recently upgraded to XP, and my mum is still running 98. I put a CAT5-crossed between them, and mapped their hard drives together quite happily. However, the big difference there is that XP ran a network connection wizard and created a disk to run on the win98 computer. Once I ran the small program on the disk, the two computers started talking to each other quite happily. Foolishly, I didn't keep a copy of that disk, as I only thought after I had left again that it could actually come in rather useful.

I have no idea if running that same program on her computer will make it talk to my w2k computer, but it's certainly worth a try. This is where I need a hand - I need someone with XP to create me that disk and email it to me!

PM me if you can help and I'll let you know where to send it. Many, many thanks in advance!

01-10-2004, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	Got Windoze XP? I need a BIG favour from you... I run win2K and my wife runs win98. I have recently connected them together via an ADSL modem/router (Alcatel Speedtouch 510). I've then tried to map each others hard drives together, and it's well, intermittently working to say the least. For the last few weeks it's not worked at all. My dad recently upgraded to XP, and my mum is still running 98. I put a CAT5-crossed between them, and mapped their hard drives together quite happily. However, the big difference there is that XP ran a network connection wizard and created a disk to run on the win98 computer. Once I ran the small program on the disk, the two computers started talking to each other quite happily. Foolishly, I didn't keep a copy of that disk, as I only thought after I had left again that it could actually come in rather useful. I have no idea if running that same program on her computer will make it talk to my w2k computer, but it's certainly worth a try. This is where I need a hand - I need someone with XP to create me that disk and email it to me! PM me if you can help and I'll let you know where to send it. Many, many thanks in advance!