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Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com On 01/24/2011 03:06 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson >> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [NF] Connecting XP to W98 to get tables >> >> I have a customer that is using Windows 98. I need to get dbfs off of >> it in order to import them into a new VFP application. They have two >> W98 computers connected directly using a crossover cable and it is >> working fine. I tried everything I could to connect my XP to it. I > am >> guessing it may be the netbeui protocal needs to be on my XP. >> > > It wasn't all that long ago I had to work w/ a lot of Win98 machines... > but admittadly my memory is a bit fuzzy... > > I don't remember having Netbui on there or not (wasn't that a Novell > thing) but again - memory fading. > > I do remember that computer Sharing was really straighforward (prolly > too much so). Just make sure you are in the same WorkGroup and I am > thinking you should at least be able to map a drive to it. > > Thanks, > > Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst > IT Department > McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center > 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: > 541-744-6145 > > I had the two computers on the same workgroup and tried everything. There is no usb and no modem. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
