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13 September 2003, 08:42 PM

J4CKO

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I am trying to set up networking between my XP machine and my old 95 machine, the XP end was easy but the 95 is a pain.

Its an Intel/IBM Etherjet card and whenever I install it, it asks for the Windows 95 cd which I rooted out of the loft and then says it cant find the file !

Files like Vnetbios.vxd, winsock etc.

Any ideas ?

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13 September 2003, 10:34 PM

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As far as I'm aware you need 98SE or better for Networking, won't work with 95.

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13 September 2003, 11:28 PM

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Not true, i have three comps on our network here at home, using windows 95, ME and 98se. The laptop with 98 isn't seeing the others yet though

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14 September 2003, 12:39 AM

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Jacko - you could look on the net for a set of driver files for the 95 PC. Open the box up and get the exact name of the net card. Do a search for that name and drivers. I have been 'away' from 95 PC's for a few years, but iirc you should find all the files other than the basic driver in either your windows or windows\system directory

Andy - You can network Win 3.11 PC's so 95 should be a breeze