posted on April 19, 2004 04:58:28 PM new
We bought a new computer that has windows XP-that's fine BUt we still had the old computer that has Windows 98-My husband decided to put that computer in a convenient spot downstairsBUT we have LAN so we haveto use a router-We bought all of the "stuff" but it still won't work because it tells us that we nned to "upgrade"- The upgrade is to Windows 98 SE BUT that is no longer available anywhere-Any suggestions would be appreciated-
posted on April 19, 2004 05:12:10 PM new
Find a copy of Windows2000 & install it.
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posted on April 19, 2004 06:01:09 PM new
What tells you that you need to upgrade?
In Win98 add your IP address through network neighborhood... right click go to properties, find the tcp/ip and highlight that, select properties and there should be an tab that allows you to input ip address and subnet mask.
Your router should tell you what subnet mask to use and give you some choices for ip address.
Win98 can be on the same network as XP, just make sure all computers are in the same workgroup.
posted on April 19, 2004 06:42:24 PM new
We have three computers networked together. Mine is XP, my son's is 98 and Ken's is ME. We were told you have to configure the XP first. At any rate, what twelve tells you is correct. With XP it's very easy. It practically configures itself. If you have the XP setup, check what the IP address and subnet mask is from that computer. If all else fails, you can get these addresses from your ISP.
posted on April 19, 2004 07:22:16 PM new
You should only need to configure XP first if you are sharing... a router has it's own ip addresses to give out.
