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Win 98 pc cannot see XP pc
I have two pcs on a network. One with Win 98, the other with Win XP. If i ping the XP machine from the win98 machine, there is no problem. If I try to find the XP machine from the win 98 machine using the windows search for computers (in network neigbourhood) icon the xp machine can not be found (even if i try to find it using the IP address instead of the name). Now the really strange part of this is that if change the XP name, my problem is solved but only for a period of 1-2 days and then the problem reappears, that is i can ping the xp machine all right but i cannot find it using windows search (nor does it appear in the network neighbourhood). Now if i change the name of the XP machine my problem is again solved for a period of again 1-2 days. Note that if i change the name to any name that i used before i still cannot see the xp machine from windows (i can still ping it though)
Can anyone help with this strange problem. I am going nuts(?!)
Can anyone help with this strange problem. I am going nuts(?!)
What I would try is make setup disk for your network with your Xp system, then use that on your 98 system tha seem clear up this kink of thing.
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Don't forget that Windows 98 can only browse via Network Neighborhood only those machines that are of the same workgroup name as the 98 machine.
If the only two machines are in question (the 98 and XP machine) they should both be members of the same Workgroup. Windows 98 should be able to browse to it then.
If the only two machines are in question (the 98 and XP machine) they should both be members of the same Workgroup. Windows 98 should be able to browse to it then.
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Excellent! Thanks