I have an old Windows 98 system I need to network with my Windows XP machine, but I can't seem to get the two PCs to communicate.
Getting XP to happily communicate with Windows 9x machines over a network can be a bit of a chore. Fortunately, there are two tactics that usually solve the problem.
First, assign a static IP address to each PC on your network, regardless of the Windows version being used.
Second, Windows 95 and Windows 98 (and occasionally Windows Me) install a driver called NetBEUI by default. NetBEUI is not compatible with Windows NTbased systems (such as Windows XP and 2000), and it can cause problems if installed on any system on your network. To remove
NetBEUI from a Windows 95/98/Me system, open the Network control panel and choose the Configuration tab. If you see NetBEUI in the list, highlight it, and click the Remove button.
Remove all instances of NetBEUI from this window, and then click OK when you're done. You'll probably have to restart your PC.
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