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mrpickle
September 20th, 2004, 05:49 PM
Network issues with SP2 when server is Win 98SE.
Four system computer network.
1 Server: Win98SE (client needs DOS for legacy polling)
1 Workstation: Win98SE
2 Workstations: WinXP
One XP workstation installed SP2 - connection to the Win98SE Server is gone. Third party s/w vendor said, not their problem and to uninstall XP2. MS has several options to uninstall - client chose [add/remove] from the control panel.
Connection to the server is still not working from the XP workstation after SP2 uninstalled....
suggestions?
~mrpickle~
NooNoo
September 21st, 2004, 07:29 AM
did you check out the xp firewalling and security options?
confus-ed
September 21st, 2004, 07:37 AM
did you check out the xp firewalling and security options?
How can he do that he just took 'em off ?
..connection to the Win98SE Server is gone..
What do you mean connection ? mapped drive ?
mrpickle
September 21st, 2004, 11:22 AM
How can he do that he just took 'em off ?
What do you mean connection ? mapped drive ?
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That's right, a mapped drive cannot be made becuase XP says the SERVER doesn't exsist. I ran Network Wizard again and still no luck.
geoscomp
September 21st, 2004, 12:26 PM
How can he do that he just took 'em off ?
What do you mean connection ? mapped drive ?
The firewall settings remain at default even though the sp is uninstalled. It can still be blocking the connection.
confus-ed
September 22nd, 2004, 04:43 AM
The firewall settings remain at default even though the sp is uninstalled. It can still be blocking the connection.
Oh really ? - well ta ! well that explains that bit then ;)
Look Billy wrote a Kb on it, maybe this'll be helpful, then ..
server applications that are running on a Windows XP SP2-based computer may not respond to client requests. Following are some examples:
A Web server such as Internet Information Services (IIS)
Remote Desktop
File Sharing from this (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842242&product=windowsxpsp2) (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 842242 - Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 )..
mrpickle
September 22nd, 2004, 11:05 AM
Hey thanks guys...
I'll look deeper into the firewall that is left behind and into the new Knowledge Base article.
I'll report back what works, what doesn't!
cheers ~ mrpickle