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mss242

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I have one machine running windows 98 and another running windows 2000. I am trying to set up a direct cable connection to transfer files from the 98 machine to the 2000 machine. I have the 98 machine set as host with no password set. I have repeatedly attempted to set up a connection from my win 2k machine, but I keep getting prompts for a username and password inorder to connect. I have tried my 2k admin login, my 98 login, and user names for my 98 computer. none of these have worked. Why does it want a password, or even better what is the password.

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Just a suggestion, if you install a NIC in both pc's and use a crossover cable you'll have much higher transfer rates than using a direct connection with a serial or parallel cable.
 
I agree. Using 2 NICs are the way to go. Make sure you allow file sharing and using the same protocal like TCP/IP of NETBUI.

 
If you're set on using the direct cable connection, maybe try using the 2K machine as the host, I'm thinking its security setup may not be happy with a 98 system as host.
 
enable your guest account in your win2k machine and set a password. That's the password you use for the win98 machine. Also make sure you have TCP/IP & NETBeUI protocol installed on both machines.
 
Some thoughts:
1) The computer may not have a password, but are your drives set to require a password?
2) Do you have the same file transfer protocols installed?
3) In my experience with 9x/2k connections it helps to have the username and password be the exact same on both machines, then set them to remember the username and password.
4) Depending on what you want to do, it may be helpful to turn on remote administration.
 
I tried this long ago between a Windows 95 laptop and a win 98 desktop and had the same bloody problem...the 2 computers were connected using a direct cable connection.

Here was the problem for me: the Win95 laptop had a Windows Password activated (this is used so that desktop settings could be customized for each user on the machine even though the laptop wasn't connected to a network). This is different than a Windows networking password.

Try this: when the dialog box comes up for password, leave the password box empty and hit the "cancel" button...this will often let you bypass the stupid Windows password and get to the host machine. Good luck.
 
thanks everybody for the help, but I ended up just installing win2k on the second machine. If you can't beat em, join em.
 
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