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Posted by Paul Adare on October 7, 2007, 2:04 pm
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> windows 98 uses a fat 32 file system
> windows xp uses an ntfs file system
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> the windows xp computer can read both because it supports both file
> systems. but windows 98 does not support both so it can only read from fat
> file systems you would have to upgrade the computer to read both
While I don't have an answer for the OP I can tell you that your answer is
wrong. What you've said is correct for local access to the different file
systems but it does not apply to network access which is what the OP is
describing.
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>>I have two laptops connected with a crossover Ethernet cable. One laptop
>>has Windows XP SP2, the other Windows 98 SE. The XP computer can see and
>>retrieve files from the 98 computer, but the 98 computer cannot see files
>>on the XP computer, even though the XP computer appears in "Network
>>Neighborhood." When I try to access the XP computer, I get a message
>>saying "Toshibacurtis is not accessible" and "The computer or sharename
>>could not be found. Make sure you have typed it correctly and try again."
>>What do I need to do to make the XP computer visible to the 98 computer?
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>> --
>> Curtis Croulet
>> Temecula, California
>> 33°27'59"N, 117°05'53"W
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Paul Adare
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