direct cable connection

What sort of cable are you using? A crossover cable?


"TICKLE" wrote in message
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CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE. I HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION
CABLE (NULL SERIAL) BETWEEN A XP HOME AND XP
PREOFFESSIONAL PC HOME IS HOST PC AND CAN FIND
PROFFESSIONAL GUEST BUT GUEST WILL NOT TALK TO HOST
HAVE TRIED ALL SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED ON ALL SORTS OF WEB
SITES WITH NO LUCK ANY SUGGESTIONS WHERE I MIGHT B GOING
WRONG
THANKS

Sorry. Have you confirmed that the guest is configured correctly with the
Serial Cable?


"TICKLE" wrote in message
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CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE. I HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION
CABLE (NULL SERIAL) BETWEEN A XP HOME AND XP
PREOFFESSIONAL PC HOME IS HOST PC AND CAN FIND
PROFFESSIONAL GUEST BUT GUEST WILL NOT TALK TO HOST
HAVE TRIED ALL SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED ON ALL SORTS OF WEB
SITES WITH NO LUCK ANY SUGGESTIONS WHERE I MIGHT B GOING
WRONG
THANKS

According to the MS KB:

Pre-Requisites
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310576

how to:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;305621

"Jason H" wrote in message
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I am trying to establish a direct cable connection
between a notebook running Windows XP and a desktop
running Windows 98. I am using a Parallel connection. I
can get the two computers to connect, but I cant access
any of the files, nor can I find the host (desktop) in
the network neighborhood. Any help would be greatly
appreciated. I am trying to move files from the old
desktop to the new notebook.
Thank you

Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;305621


"TICKLE" wrote in message
...
CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE. I HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION
CABLE (NULL SERIAL) BETWEEN A XP HOME AND XP
PREOFFESSIONAL PC HOME IS HOST PC AND CAN FIND
PROFFESSIONAL GUEST BUT GUEST WILL NOT TALK TO HOST
HAVE TRIED ALL SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED ON ALL SORTS OF WEB
SITES WITH NO LUCK ANY SUGGESTIONS WHERE I MIGHT B GOING
WRONG
THANKS