adding a pc to wireless network

20 Dec 2006 8:47 PM

sarclem72

I have set up a wireless network, I want to add my sons PC to this network, I
bought a wireless network adapter consistent with my modem router, however my
son only has windows 98 and the network adapter needs win 98 SE or above is
there anything I can do to make it work without buying windows again?

20 Dec 2006 9:11 PM

Charlie Hoffpauir

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:47:00 -0800, sarclem72
<sarcle***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have set up a wireless network, I want to add my sons PC to this network, I
>bought a wireless network adapter consistent with my modem router, however my
>son only has windows 98 and the network adapter needs win 98 SE or above is
>there anything I can do to make it work without buying windows again?

Yes, buy a different wireless adapter. I have a Netgear WG111v2 and it
works fine with a computer running Win 98SE.... connecting to my
Linksys WRT54G router.

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

21 Dec 2006 7:39 PM

sarclem72

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"Charlie Hoffpauir" wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:47:00 -0800, sarclem72
> <sarcle***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have set up a wireless network, I want to add my sons PC to this network, I
> >bought a wireless network adapter consistent with my modem router, however my
> >son only has windows 98 and the network adapter needs win 98 SE or above is
> >there anything I can do to make it work without buying windows again?
>
> Yes, buy a different wireless adapter. I have a Netgear WG111v2 and it
> works fine with a computer running Win 98SE.... connecting to my
> Linksys WRT54G router.
>
> Charlie Hoffpauir
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ Thank-you for your response i have the same netgear router and i bought the netgear wireless adapter the problem though is that my son has win 98 but he needs win 98SE
>

20 Dec 2006 10:14 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
If the Laptop CPU is over 400MHz and the memory is at least 256MB, you are
better of upgrading to Win XP home. There are legitimate sales/rebates as
low as $35.
Otherwise, with less robust hardware, upgrade to Windows2000.
In the long run you son would have more secure better computer, for little
money.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"sarclem72" <sarcle***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have set up a wireless network, I want to add my sons PC to this network,
>I
> bought a wireless network adapter consistent with my modem router, however
> my
> son only has windows 98 and the network adapter needs win 98 SE or above
> is
> there anything I can do to make it work without buying windows again?

21 Dec 2006 7:43 PM

sarclem72

Thank-you for your response I kind of thought that might be the case. I got
the setup disc loaded and detecting the network but it seemed to be all to
much for the system which said it was missing some files and performing fatal
exceptions doh! thanks again.

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"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> If the Laptop CPU is over 400MHz and the memory is at least 256MB, you are
> better of upgrading to Win XP home. There are legitimate sales/rebates as
> low as $35.
> Otherwise, with less robust hardware, upgrade to Windows2000.
> In the long run you son would have more secure better computer, for little
> money.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "sarclem72" <sarcle***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7D4BFFDB-630B-4D97-9432-A70F155DC08C@microsoft.com...
> >I have set up a wireless network, I want to add my sons PC to this network,
> >I
> > bought a wireless network adapter consistent with my modem router, however
> > my
> > son only has windows 98 and the network adapter needs win 98 SE or above
> > is
> > there anything I can do to make it work without buying windows again?
>
>
>