Comments on: Can I have a Windows XP comp and a Windows 2000 comp on the same network? http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/ Put the power back in windows. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:43:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arcking http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/comment-page-1/#comment-19311 Arcking Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:55:06 +0000 http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/#comment-19311 It should work. Set them both to Statip IPs. Go to the Properties of the Local Area Connection, then click on Internet Protocol and choose Properties. Select the option to Use The Following IP Address. Set one computer's IP address to 192.168.1.10 and the others to 192.168.1.11, set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 on both, and leave the gateway blank. If you do not know the name of each computer hold down the Windows Key and press the Pause/Break key. From their go to Computer Name, then look for Full Computer Name. Open Internet Explorer on one computer and type \\theothercomputersname The way mentioned here will allow you to share files. If you want to share internet go to the internet connection on one computer, right click, choose Properties, then Advanced and check Allow Other Users to Connect Through This Computer's Internet Connection. If you do that you should need to go into changing the IPs as mentioned before. It should work. Set them both to Statip IPs. Go to the Properties of the Local Area Connection, then click on Internet Protocol and choose Properties. Select the option to Use The Following IP Address. Set one computer's IP address to 192.168.1.10 and the others to 192.168.1.11, set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 on both, and leave the gateway blank.

If you do not know the name of each computer hold down the Windows Key and press the Pause/Break key. From their go to Computer Name, then look for Full Computer Name. Open Internet Explorer on one computer and type \\theothercomputersname

The way mentioned here will allow you to share files. If you want to share internet go to the internet connection on one computer, right click, choose Properties, then Advanced and check Allow Other Users to Connect Through This Computer's Internet Connection. If you do that you should need to go into changing the IPs as mentioned before.

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]]> By: John Titor http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/comment-page-1/#comment-19312 John Titor Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:55:06 +0000 http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/#comment-19312 yes. yes.

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]]> By: tg http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/comment-page-1/#comment-19313 tg Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:55:06 +0000 http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/#comment-19313 Absolutely. Make sure that all of the computers on the network are in the same workgroup for them to see each other and share files and devices. You can check/set the workgroup by going to Control Panel, My Network Places. Absolutely. Make sure that all of the computers on the network are in the same workgroup for them to see each other and share files and devices. You can check/set the workgroup by going to Control Panel, My Network Places.

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]]> By: peacefulwaterwolf http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/comment-page-1/#comment-19314 peacefulwaterwolf Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:55:06 +0000 http://winagra.com/2009/02/can-i-have-a-windows-xp-comp-and-a-windows-2000-comp-on-the-same-network/#comment-19314 go to panel control-network places-hit local-need both ip numbers and it is best to run the wizard on both computers and put it on disk and tranfer to both computers. then make sure they can share files by going to the network setting in your add/remove on control panel and look for windows applicantions and look for network and make sure all that is click yes and hit reply - you might need a os disk to add these. then after you set on the connection on the hardware and done the above it should work. go to panel control-network places-hit local-need both ip numbers and it is best to run the wizard on both computers and put it on disk and tranfer to both computers. then make sure they can share files by going to the network setting in your add/remove on control panel and look for windows applicantions and look for network and make sure all that is click yes and hit reply – you might need a os disk to add these.
then after you set on the connection on the hardware and done the above it should work.

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