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re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network'
Monday, October 20, 2003 at 12:10 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Sharon
(2 messages posted)
Unfortunately, XP differentiates between the machine names. Meaning, if you're using
a Workgroup as opposed to a Domain, the "user" is a local account that is tied to
that particular PC, i.e., user@machine_name. Thus even if you create an account
on the W2kmachine with the same username and same security settings, since the W2k
machine name is different, the user account is unrecognized as valid on the XP machine.
If the two machines would accept each other's connection, then you could go into
Local Security settings (Administrative Tools) and add the other machine's local
account as valid. But this is a moot point since you can't get the XP machine to
allow the connection in the first place.
The frustrating part is that XP has no problem networking with another XP machine.
This feels to me like Microsoft's way of forcing people to upgrade.
Anyone have any idea what the answer to this is?
On Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at 11:35 am, Aaron wrote:
>When your trying to get an XP computer to communicate to a computer with a different
>OS, such as 95, 98, or 2000 you have to make sure that you have the same user on
>both computers. For example if the User on the XP machine is Administrator, you
>have to make sure that you have, and are logged in as Administrator on the other
>OS. So with that in mind, as long as the two computers can see each other in network
>neighberhood, they should be able to communicate properly. I.E. ICS, File and Print
>Sharing, and so on.
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