local networking

30 Aug 2006 12:51 AM

parks

1. I simply want to network my windows XP pro laptop with my old windows NT
PC. Is this possible, anybody out there?
2. When using the network set up wizard & trying to make a network set up
disc, I get the message that I dont have a removeable media, although C/D
burner is present. Will it only record on an old fashioned floppy?
thanx
parks

30 Aug 2006 1:07 AM

Malke

parks wrote:

> 1. I simply want to network my windows XP pro laptop with my old
> windows NT
> PC. Is this possible, anybody out there?
> 2. When using the network set up wizard & trying to make a network set
> up disc, I get the message that I dont have a removeable media,
> although C/D
> burner is present. Will it only record on an old fashioned floppy?
> thanx
> parks

Just finish the wizard and set up the network on NT manually. Your XP
Pro box is already set up from the Network Setup Wizard. Here are a few
caveats:

When you run the Network Setup Wizard, making sure to enable File &
Printer Sharing, the only "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2
Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party firewall or have
an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2005/06)
which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have third-party
firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area Network traffic
as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an IP range. Ex.
would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your
correct subnet.

On the XP Pro box disable Simple Sharing from Folder Options>View.

On the NT box make sure your firewall is configured as above. Create
identical user accounts/passwords on both machines. Share out resources
as desired.

Malke

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30 Aug 2006 1:09 AM

Chuck

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:51:01 -0700, parks <pa***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>1. I simply want to network my windows XP pro laptop with my old windows NT
>PC. Is this possible, anybody out there?
>2. When using the network set up wizard & trying to make a network set up
>disc, I get the message that I dont have a removeable media, although C/D
>burner is present. Will it only record on an old fashioned floppy?
>thanx
>parks

Hi Parks,

1. Yes. We're all out here.
2. Netsetup.exe, which is the magic ingredient in the setup disc, is for
Windows 98 / ME. If you want to try it, copy it manually to the CD. Or setup
the NT computer manually (which is just as simple).
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html

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