Win98 File & Print sharing w/ other OSs

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Gordon - 22 Apr 2005 22:07 GMT

I have a client who has asked me to network a number of machines for File &
Print sharing. Two machines are Windows98se, one is Windows98, and two are
WindowsXP Home. Can anyone give me a sense of what will and won't work as
far as File & Print sharing? Do I need to put all printers on the XP
machines, for example? Any information I have beforehand is going to be a
great help.

thanks,
Gordon

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Steve Winograd [MVP] - 23 Apr 2005 07:49 GMT

>I have a client who has asked me to network a number of machines for File &
>Print sharing. Two machines are Windows98se, one is Windows98, and two are
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>thanks,
>Gordon

All versions of Windows can network with each other and share their
files and printers.

Make sure to use the same single network protocol on all computers.
Unless there's a specific reason to use a different one, use TCP/IP.
Installing a second protocol on even one computer can disrupt the
entire network, especially when XP is involved.

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