Subj : XP HOME -> XP PRO
To   : Marc Lewis
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Mon Dec 06 2004 11:31 pm

Dear Marc, in regards to this message to me.

 > Hello Howie!


G'day Marc.

 > You were saying...


Not much.

 > HC> Dear Marc, just a short message to say thank you for starting this

 >  My pleasure.


It was both of ours.

 > And the replies were helpful.


Yes they were, and entertaining.

 > The "upgrade" went quite smoothly with only a few minor annoyances - but     
> those were to be expected.


Good to read.

 > Also got it to talk to the W9x machines on the network.


Congratulations.

 > Since I don't have a DNS server on the local network it wouldn't see the     
> W9x or OS/2 machines...


Aha.

 > But they could see the XP machine.


So how did you make them see and talk to both the W98 machines and the WXP 
machines, or did you?.

 > Installed NetBEUI and -voila!- the whole network is visible.


Aha.

 > (Of course I had previously put in the Hosts file;


Of course.

 > but without NetBEUI it did little to help - could ping by name,


But?.

 > but that's it.}


Bugger.

 > Couldn't map any drives on those non-XP machines.


Damn.

 > But that's all fixed now.


Good to read.

 > All-in-all,


Yes?.

 > it works just fine.


Good to read.

 > Even DOS games work!


Great to read.

 > Best regards,


Same to you.
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