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Topic: Two laptop/desktop connection queries
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Leo Enticknap
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Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 04-19-2004 06:02 AM
Firstly, a friend would like to be able to connect his elderly Windows 98 laptop to a new XP desktop in order to back up the laptop's contents onto the desktop's hard disc. The laptop has no Ethernet, USB or IEEE1394 interface, meaning that the connection will have to be made via a parallel to parallel or serial to serial direct connection.
I know that Windows 2000/XP supports both types of direct connection straight out of the box, and that it's simply a question of setting up a new network connection and the appropriate file sharing/permission settings on each PC. What I don't know is if a Windows 98 machine can talk to an XP machine in that way, if additional software is needed or if it's simply impossible. The laptop is of insufficient spec to upgrade the operating system, so that's not an option. All suggestions gratefully received.
The other problem I've had is in trying to make my XP laptop use my XP desktop's ADSL internet connection. The two are connected by an Ethernet crossover cable, and swapping files between them in this way (using MS Windows networking) is no problem. I've using the 'connect to the Internet via the local network' wizard in network connections, without any luck. I've also tried disabling the Windows firewall and Zone Alarm on both machines, also to no avail (so I guess it isn't a firewall setting which is causing the problem).
Many thanks in advance...
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