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07-31-2005, 10:35 AM
ok, i dont know everything about computers, just enough that i can handle most things by myself, but now i need help. my old comp modem got fried by lighting and cant dial out anymore, so since it was from '98, lol, i bought a new comp. However i still want to link up to my old comp for files, programs etc, mainly pics and tech info i have saved for years.
I bought a wired router when i got my new comp. i hooked it all up through the ethernet cards and i cant get it to work right. my new comp is running windows XP and the old one is running windows 98(i think 1st edition). I was told that the win98 may not see the xp comp but the xp will see the 98. i will not be working of the 98 onto the xp, just sharing files while on the XP comp.
The first day i tried it, i did manage to use just AIM on the win98 comp while connected to the internet through the xp comp, but i couldnt manage to set up file sharing. since then i cant get the comps to link again, it says something and acquiring IP address and then it says low or no connection. thats the point at which i need help. so yeah...thats what i'm up to. Id appreciate any advice since computers are not my expertice. thanks.
I bought a wired router when i got my new comp. i hooked it all up through the ethernet cards and i cant get it to work right. my new comp is running windows XP and the old one is running windows 98(i think 1st edition). I was told that the win98 may not see the xp comp but the xp will see the 98. i will not be working of the 98 onto the xp, just sharing files while on the XP comp.
The first day i tried it, i did manage to use just AIM on the win98 comp while connected to the internet through the xp comp, but i couldnt manage to set up file sharing. since then i cant get the comps to link again, it says something and acquiring IP address and then it says low or no connection. thats the point at which i need help. so yeah...thats what i'm up to. Id appreciate any advice since computers are not my expertice. thanks.