Home LAN with XP host and second computer running Windows 2000

[Joshua Broder]

I'm trying to set up a LAN with my new computer (windows XP). My other
computer runs Windows 2000. The network wizard doesn't support this. What
do I do (short of replacing the operating system)?

[philip ashley]

try putting the XP installer cd in the W2000 computer

choose Perform Additional Tasks

then choose

Setup home or small office networking

alternatively copy netsetup.exe onto a floppy while running the wizard on
the XP comp

hth

philip ashley

"Joshua Broder" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to set up a LAN with my new computer (windows XP). My other
> computer runs Windows 2000. The network wizard doesn't support this.
What
> do I do (short of replacing the operating system)?
>
>
>


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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >,
"philip ashley" > wrote:
>"Joshua Broder" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm trying to set up a LAN with my new computer (windows XP). My other
>> computer runs Windows 2000. The network wizard doesn't support this.
>What
>> do I do (short of replacing the operating system)?
>
>try putting the XP installer cd in the W2000 computer
>
>choose Perform Additional Tasks
>
>then choose
>
>Setup home or small office networking
>
>alternatively copy netsetup.exe onto a floppy while running the wizard on
>the XP comp
>
>hth
>
>philip ashley

XP's Network Setup Wizard won't run on Windows 2000, no matter how you
try to do it.
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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "Joshua Broder"
> wrote:
>I'm trying to set up a LAN with my new computer (windows XP). My other
>computer runs Windows 2000. The network wizard doesn't support this. What
>do I do (short of replacing the operating system)?

There's no need to run the Wizard.

Configure Windows 2000's network connection to obtain an IP address
automatically, and set its workgroup name the same as XP's workgroup
name (default is MSHOME).
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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