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Crossover cables are network. And XP does not care if it's a crossover or is through a hub - in fact it can't tell. You treat it like any oher network connection. Direct cable is different.
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"arachniac" <arachniac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A54DA804-C757-4E95-BEC0-A076EAD121AC@microsoft.com...
> Wesley,
> In re-reading that link ( read it many times today ....) it lacks hints on
> lots of issues, like ... you can't select a "crossover cable" as a direct
> connect cable, only serial or Parallel. I have no floppy drive ...so how can
> I create a wizard disc? (only drive choices it gives me are media reader
> drives - I do have a 128 mb Sony Memory Stick if that'll work - not even a
> CD-R drive...how outdated!)
>
> Also, while on the subject .... I gave up on this beast for a while and
> tried to get my Win XP machine to use printer attached to other networked
> computer, recognizes printer, driver is updated for win XP mach, but I always
> get the "StartDocPrinter call was not issued" ... no matter what I try to
> print (including a notepad file) I'm trying to print to a Lexmark X6150 ....
> in case you have any thoughts on that, as well!
>
> Thanks,
> Jp
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> File & Settings Transfer Wizard
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http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:9AA4D01C-9D4D-45F2-B979-6453A1BA785A@microsoft.com,
>> arachniac <arachniac@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>> > Been beating myself over the head all afternoon ... can't get my old
>> > Win ME laptop and Win XP desktop to connect via crossover cable. Am
>> > I missing something? Also, have no floppy drive on XP machine ..so
>> > how do I create a F.A.S.T wizard disc to put on my old PC??? When
>> > tried to connect, XP machine was trying to dial out...
>> >
>> > Easiest, and fastest methods preffered, need to re-do and print out
>> > business cards, which are on old computer!!
>> >
>> > Thanks!!
>> > JP
>>