...and 98 in a LAN? I have setup a network between my windows XP and 98. I can ping the 98 but get permission error when try to connect.

I had similar problems when I first had XP, and this site helped me. I can't answer more definitively without knowing the exact error you're getting.http://www.windowsnetworking.com/article...win9x.html

Go to start- control panel- network and internet connection- network connection. On the left panel u will see set up home network. After setting it up, create a network setup disk. with this disk put it into the win 98 machine and run the netsetup on the disk. Restart the win 98 pc. After this u will be able to use network neighbourhood to share files.

The answer above is 100% correct...also...You must make sure that both computers are on the same workgroup ie:"mshome"Also you need to make sure each computer has shared files(any file you want to share needs to be given permission to share)Sometimes you might have a bit of a problem sharing a folder that is located in an unshared folder.If this is a home network where you trust the users of these machines...share the entire drive."D"