Network issues with SP2 when server is Win 98SE.

**mrpickle** · September 20th, 2004, 04:49 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, 06:29 AM

did you check out the xp firewalling and security options?

**confus-ed** · September 21st, 2004, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by NooNoo

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, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by confus-ed

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, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by confus-ed

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, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by geoscomp

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 (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 842242 - Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 )..

**mrpickle** · September 22nd, 2004, 10:05 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