re: Windows XP cannot connect to Win ME
Friday, January 11, 2002 at 6:23 pm
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Posted by Phil
(1 messages posted)
I have a similar problem, but a bit different. I have new XP machine attaching to
a network of Win98/ME machines. I have a printer hooked up to a Win98 machine.
The XP machine can see the printer, and select it as default, but gives an error
when I try to print. Because the printer on the Win98 machine requires a password,
this doesn't surprise me, but the WinXP machine doesn't give me an opportunity to
type one in. When I remove the password protection from the Win98 machine's printer,
the WinXP machine can print to the printer. From WinXP, I can access shared folders
on Win98 machines, and it prompts me for the password. Is this a bug in XP, or is
there a way to type in the password on the XP machine for a printer (attached to
the 98 machine) in order to access it?
On Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 4:26 am, Tom S wrote:
>I had this XP-ME problem until I cycled thru the Network Setup Wizard a couple of
>times on each machine alternately, A-B and then A-B again. I also changed the name
>of the workgroup from one name to another and then back, on both units. Don't use
>the default MSHOME name. (I installed NETBEUI and then removed it. You don't need
>any protocols except TCP/IP.) Also try Start>Run>"COMMAND" (enter) and then at the
>DOS prompt type IPCONFIG to give local stats and then NET VIEW to see if the XP
unit
>sees the ME, and then PING (name of the ME unit, as seen in net view) to see what
>the XP thinks the ME's parameters are. These should get you on the road. --Are you
>using a firewall? If so, then turn it off when troubleshooting.
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