NETWORK

Killer KoolAid Man · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:47 pm Post subject: NETWORK

Does anyone know how to network windows 2000 and windows XP? My new comptuer which is in my room is XP but the computer i want files from/want to use the printer for so I dont have to email it to myself is windows 2000. I did the thing like your suppose to with making the disk, but when i go to run it on the other computer like im suppose it it basically explains how it works on everything except windows 2000...any help??

Hamese · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject:

I find that the biggst mistake and easiest to fix is to make sure both computers are in the same workgroup.

I have also found that with all the new firewall protection via Windows, McAfee, or Norton will lock out machines on the network. Disable all the protection while you test connectivity just so it doesn't prohibit you in any way.
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Killer KoolAid Man · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject:

Once again...does anyone know how to connect XP to windows 2k?

cobra · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

if you install the network on your xp machine you should have the option to make a floppy for the other machine running 2000. install that on the 2000 and it should work.

might be that the machine does not show up under your network places. if it doesn't try adding it by using the search function in your start menu. also it could be that it uses the map "shared documents" as the networkmap.
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Greebo · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:09 am Post subject:

Have you tried creating the network disk with win 2k and then using the disk in windows xp?
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Killer KoolAid Man · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:

I dont think you can do that...but i already tried from XP to 2000...so ill try that....
thats how i know that windows 2000 hates xp

Greebo · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:

But you see going from xp to 2000 is going backwards (in terms of versions), could be problematic unless the xp disk takes that into account, whereas doing it the other way might work better

This is a totally untested theory based on very little by the way.
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cobra · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:41 am Post subject:

doesn't matter, you need to install the xp network version on the 2000 machine.

there used to be a ME and win98 in my network that way.

ps. did you try shutting down the xp firewall?
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The Nanite · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:06 am Post subject:

cobra · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:25 am Post subject: