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"Robert Adelman" <bobade1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> OK, John, so what is the $IPC problem?
>
> I, too, am having difficulty with a W2K box and a W98 box on a lan. When
> they were both W98 machines they communicated just fine. But now I have
> formatted the hard drive on one and freshly installed W2K Pro. The W2K
> machine is able to fully access the W98 machine, but when I try to access
> the W2K machine FROM the W98 machine through network neighborhood the only
> option I have is \\(W2K name)\$IPC. I can't seem to be able to confirgure
> the W2K machine to let the W98 access it.
>
> Yes, I have enabled file and print sharing. BTW, both machines are
attached
> to a SMC broadband router. Obviously, I am not a computer pro. Please
help.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bob
>

Create an user account on the Win2k box that is identical in login/password
to the one you use to log in on the Win98 system.  Assign whatever
privileges you desire.  Should work now.

<YAWN>
Cheers mate

> >
> > Then you'd probably get the $IPC problem, but we'd come back to that
one.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John who is not awake on a Saturday morning to do more work...argh
> >
> >
>
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