Sp2 and Sp1 Networking.

I have two computers in my house. Both identical. I connect the two with
a crossover cable. One has service pack two installed and the other just
service pack one. Will I have to upgrade the other to service pack two for
the network to work properly?

Jake

"Jake" wrote in message
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I have two computers in my house. Both identical. I connect the two
with
a crossover cable. One has service pack two installed and the other just
service pack one. Will I have to upgrade the other to service pack two
for
the network to work properly?

Jake

No, the two should talk to one another just fine. TCP/IP is that standard
protocol stack. Windows 3.11, 95, 98, ME, NT, 2K and XP all use it.

Hi Jake,

No, you don't.

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"Jake" wrote in message
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I have two computers in my house. Both identical. I connect the two with
a crossover cable. One has service pack two installed and the other just
service pack one. Will I have to upgrade the other to service pack two for
the network to work properly?

Jake

Jake wrote:

I have two computers in my house. Both identical. I connect the two with
a crossover cable. One has service pack two installed and the other just
service pack one. Will I have to upgrade the other to service pack two for
the network to work properly?

Jake



No, but I'd do it anyway. I found that networking at my home actually
improved on my XP box after SP2. Network shares that used to take a half
a second or so to open now open instantly. SP2 has a lot of patches that
concern networking.

Steve

In ,
Jake typed:

I have two computers in my house. Both identical. I connect
the two
with a crossover cable. One has service pack two installed and
the
other just service pack one. Will I have to upgrade the other
to
service pack two for the network to work properly?


No (although it's a good idea for other reasons). The two don't
even have to be running the same operating system for the network
to work properly.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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