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Windows 98 gives IPC$ errors when tring
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Fix that darn IPC$ error
Windows 98 to Windows 2000 / XP security
When trying to access a network drive or printers share on a Windows 2000/XP computer from a Windows 95/98/ME computer, you may receive an IPC$ dialog box like the one above. If you do, then you need to configure security on your Windows 2000/XP computer.
When Windows 95/98/ME tries browsing the Windows 2000/XP computer, it first must log in. The username Windows tries is the name that you logged into Microsoft networking with. When your Windows 98/95/ME computer booted up, you saw a screen like this:
 
You must create that name in Windows 2000/XP security to allow that user access to the Windows 2000/XP shares.
Creating a Windows 2000
From the control panel, double click the admin tools icon.  Next, click the Computer management icon.  This will bring up a screen like the one below.  From here, open the Local Users and Groups tree and add a new user by right clicking on the 'Users folder' and select 'Add new user'.
 
Create a user name that MATCHES the user name used to lon into your Windows 98/98/ME computer.  I would sugges assigning a password to this ID.  I have sometimes had trouble in the past using blank passwords.  You should also UNCHECK the 'User must change password' line and CHECK 'password never expires'.
 
This ID will default into the USERS group.  This should be enough security to access files and print shares.
Now, the next time you see that IPC$ / Enter network password thing, you can use the password speficied in the user profile you just created!
 
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Windows 98 gives IPC$ errors when tring
to access Windows 2000 shares
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need help ! by Tommy Chooi - 05/09/2001 13:03:00
Re: need help ! by jenstar - 23/11/2001 11:02:00
Re: need help ! by 203.162.0.11 - 11/03/2005 00:49:00
Re: need help ! by dharmendra singh - 04/09/2005 01:11:00
IPC$ error between 2 Win98 PCs by Alastair Morton - 08/09/2001 07:14:00
Re: IPC$ error between 2 Win98 PCs by Chris - 08/02/2002 01:02:00
Re: IPC$ error between 2 Win98 PCs by Mike - 16/07/2002 18:57:00
Re: IPC$ error between 2 Win98 PCs by Terry Stisser - 04/06/2004 09:13:00
Re: IPC$ error between 2 Win98 PCs by hlopez - 20/07/2004 20:10:00
Thanks by Sean - 17/09/2001 03:09:00
2000 to 98 by Greg Ruskauff - 27/09/2001 12:40:00
Re: 2000 to 98 by Boris - 28/11/2002 02:42:00
Re: 2000 to 98 by Sue - 23/12/2004 09:44:00
Thanks much! by Sitenatto - 30/09/2001 00:22:00
Me too! by Tom - 26/10/2001 12:22:00
so simple by phil - 29/10/2001 13:58:00
thank you! by paul - 01/11/2001 22:04:00
Great! by David Driscoll - 02/11/2001 13:24:00
THANK YOU! by Robert Knapp - 10/11/2001 22:23:00
great!!!! by Joey Paranada - 14/11/2001 06:37:00
AWESOME by JML - 20/11/2001 13:42:00
Enter Network Password (screen not appear) by Felix Suriah - 20/11/2001 21:52:00
Re: Enter Network Password (screen not appear) by Henk - 01/03/2002 05:55:00
Enter Network Password (screen not appear) by Felix Suriah - 20/11/2001 21:53:00
Re: Enter Network Password (screen not appear) by Samir Hadade - 01/02/2003 03:35:00
A god by Dan and Paul - 21/11/2001 09:12:00
Win ME - 2000 IPC$ Error by Kevin Fishel - 25/11/2001 21:04:00
Re: Win ME - 2000 IPC$ Error by behrooz - 17/03/2003 03:20:00
RE: Works but I get "No Domain Server"??? by hb93 - 26/11/2001 01:07:00
Re: RE: Works but I get by Abe - 18/02/2002 16:04:00
Re: RE: Works but I get by Joe - 05/03/2002 13:02:00
OH YEAH! by Osiris - 07/02/2002 14:04:00
Windows 98 gives IPC$ error by Harry Lezer - 09/02/2002 22:15:00
How to browse XP machines without the IPC§ prompt by XbeRt - 11/02/2002 20:07:00
YOU ARE A GOD SEND!!!! by Brandon - 15/05/2003 19:52:00
Re: How to browse XP machines without the IPC§ prompt by Stephen - 17/10/2004 10:25:00
Re: How to browse XP machines without the IPC§ prompt by Tomás Silva - 02/11/2004 05:51:00
Re: How to browse XP machines without the IPC§ prompt by Shane T. Teng - 14/03/2005 08:18:00
Sorted my xp/me conflict, u star! by chris tanner - 18/12/2005 19:28:00
write & delete deafult by XbeRt - 11/02/2002 20:21:00
Thanks by Halx - 13/02/2002 13:13:00
password doesn't work by skywalker - 23/02/2002 12:37:00
Re: password doesn't work by Louis aka GaMeR - 23/02/2002 15:51:00
Re: password doesn't work by Jake - 25/04/2003 18:50:00
Re: password doesn't work by brook - 25/06/2002 23:50:00
Re: password doesn't work by Dave - 17/08/2003 22:09:00
Re: password doesn't work by robert - 29/01/2004 15:31:00
ipc$ problem stays by Frans Gunnink - 26/02/2002 13:14:00
Access from Windows 98 tom2000 by Sten - 27/02/2002 16:09:00
Thats fine by Amaury - 07/03/2002 11:04:00
HELP!! by Jess - 07/03/2002 13:13:00
Re: HELP!! by brook - 25/06/2002 23:51:00
Networking win98 & Win 2000 PC's by jared - 10/03/2002 18:12:00
Re: Networking win98 & Win 2000 PC's by zh - 07/02/2005 04:24:00
Thank You !!! by Bill - 13/03/2002 01:55:00
thanks !!!! by paul - 22/03/2002 04:57:00
How to enable access without adding new user? by ghostz - 22/03/2002 10:24:00
Re: How to enable access without adding new user? by sachin - 25/06/2004 23:17:00
Printer Sharing by Alberto - 17/04/2002 13:38:00
Re: Printer Sharing by brook - 25/06/2002 23:53:00
You are a God by Roy Zider - 24/04/2002 21:29:00
Re: You are a God by Marlene Breslau - 08/09/2004 21:42:00
Not Enough by Henry - 10/05/2002 11:18:00
Finally solved! by Sean - 12/05/2002 04:18:00
win98 to xp by commander - 16/05/2002 21:25:00
Re: win98 to xp by Mark - 04/09/2002 15:34:00
My Solution by Rob - 17/05/2002 10:02:00
Great site, thanks guys by Paul - 04/06/2002 16:49:00
Re: Great site, thanks guys by Mike - 08/06/2002 23:18:00
Re: Great site, thanks guys by Kevin - 22/07/2002 16:36:00
Resources w Win98 by Patric - 30/06/2002 11:42:00
printers by Rhonda - 03/07/2002 12:24:00
Re: printers by Ryan - 09/07/2002 21:30:00
Still not able to access Win2K from 95 by Gonzalo - 08/07/2002 16:53:00
Re: Still not able to access Win2K from 95 by Ryan - 09/07/2002 21:34:00
Re: Still not able to access Win2K from 95 by Gonzalo - 11/07/2002 20:08:00
Re: Still not able to access Win2K from 95 by Molot - 16/10/2004 15:49:00
Guest account (no password) on win2k by Troy - 17/07/2002 18:27:00
Woohoo by Ryan - 04/01/2004 12:28:00
Lifesaver by Trevor Hall - 30/07/2002 04:46:00
THX by Icy - 03/08/2002 21:26:00
Thanx a lot by Joe - 06/08/2002 01:20:00
IPC$ error between Win98 and W2k by Karen - 17/08/2002 14:57:00
Re: IPC$ error between Win98 and W2k by Karen - 17/08/2002 15:10:00
Re: IPC$ error between Win98 and W2k by aprill keighley - 23/09/2002 19:50:00
Re: IPC$ error between Win98 and W2k by Amit Singh - 07/10/2005 00:52:00
Windows 98 gives IPC$ errors when tring by Joe Martinez - 22/08/2002 19:28:00
networking and pwl by AJ - 03/09/2002 14:14:00
RE: IPC$ problems - 98 to 98 by Mark - 04/09/2002 01:20:00
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you by aprill keighley - 23/09/2002 19:43:00
98SE to XP PRO SP1 Password incorrect. Try again by Chad - 02/10/2002 22:39:00
Re: 98SE to XP PRO SP1 Password incorrect. Try again by Eugene - 02/10/2002 23:42:00
Re: 98SE to XP PRO SP1 Password incorrect. Try again by Chad - 03/10/2002 10:54:00
XP Home to 98se by James - 04/10/2002 20:55:00
Re: XP Home to 98se by Chad - 10/10/2002 09:38:00
Re: XP Home to 98se by Chad - 10/10/2002 09:59:00
Can't get Win 98 to work with XP by Tobias - 17/10/2002 18:36:00
Password doesn't work by Pat - 20/10/2002 17:04:00
Re: Password doesn't work by steve - 09/01/2003 23:28:00
Win2k and Winxp help plz.. by SiZaint - 21/10/2002 00:33:00
Re: Win2k and Winxp help plz.. by Dan - 16/04/2004 12:05:00
More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by Michel - 22/10/2002 00:26:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by PookieMaster - 21/11/2002 05:56:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by Gary U - 13/12/2002 02:20:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by JimC - 02/01/2003 17:27:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by steve - 09/01/2003 23:46:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by Rob Pelletier - 31/12/2002 08:49:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by Kailef - 04/01/2003 02:27:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by mugwump - 16/03/2003 08:18:00
Win2K to Win2K by RixRox - 10/04/2004 16:38:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by Micheal Freemole - 14/07/2006 18:13:00
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it... by Rici Fer - 11/02/2007 13:03:00
Posted by Rici Fer
11/02/2007 13:03:00.
Re: More details for IPC$ problems for those who may need it...
Thanks for this! It solved my problem!!!

Posted by Micheal Freemole
I just entered the user name I had set up in 98 for login (made sure I had an identical setup in xp)ctrlpanel/administrator's tools/security settings/local policy/users rights a$$ignments/access this computer from network(double click)then click "add user or group"then put in the win 98's user name that you log onto 98 with. All this is done on the win xp pro computer.
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Thanks ! by Jens - 22/10/2002 08:16:00
Networking fix by AZUser - 22/10/2002 12:23:00
thx much! by Ellen - 22/10/2002 17:19:00
I've solved this problem with the IPC$ between 98 and XP by Bruno Miranda - 24/10/2002 13:18:00
Re: I've solved this problem with the IPC$ between 98 and XP by Stan - 13/11/2002 14:49:00
Re: I've solved this problem with the IPC$ between 98 and XP by Alex Kuzmin - 03/12/2002 16:42:00
Re: I've solved this problem with the IPC$ between 98 and XP by George - 17/12/2002 14:01:00
Re: I've solved this problem with the IPC$ between 98 and XP by Marika - 09/12/2003 17:36:00
Re: I've solved this problem with the IPC$ between 98 and XP by rahul - 01/05/2004 01:58:00
IPC$ password issue. by Stan - 13/11/2002 14:42:00
Re: IPC$ password issue. by wvajenm - 19/11/2002 16:57:00
Great! by Xavier Delgrange - 16/11/2002 09:09:00
IPC$ XP PRO TO WINDOWS ME by rawg - 18/11/2002 09:54:00
Re: IPC$ XP PRO TO WINDOWS ME by Expertwell - 27/12/2002 09:55:00
Re: IPC$ XP PRO TO WINDOWS ME by Andy - 20/06/2003 11:37:00
Re: IPC$ XP PRO TO WINDOWS ME by bbkdom01 - 10/11/2003 18:38:00
Re: IPC$ XP PRO TO WINDOWS ME by bisonduquebec - 12/02/2006 12:44:00
Re: IPC$ XP PRO TO WINDOWS ME by ng - 31/12/2002 12:44:00
Reverse the Problem- win 2000 to Win 98 by William - 18/11/2002 13:41:00
Cannot log onto domain by Jared Wiltshire - 25/11/2002 05:46:00
Re: Cannot log onto domain by F... problem - 11/12/2002 14:09:00
IPC$ error Win95/98 -] Win2000 by Haykel - 02/12/2002 19:34:00
ICS on win2000 by Laurence - 06/12/2002 18:30:00
Re: ICS on win2000 by Chris Anderson - 12/12/2002 16:40:00
WHAT is the IPC$ folder by Adam Klein - 12/12/2002 13:06:00
Re: WHAT is the IPC$ folder by Chris Anderson - 12/12/2002 16:37:00
Win 2000 and 98 ipc$ problem by Gary U - 12/12/2002 18:28:00
THANK YOU!!! THIS WORKED! by JP - 18/12/2002 17:04:00
IPC$ error between 98 and 2000 by fred - 26/12/2002 16:46:00
ipc$ error by Dan - 18/01/2003 20:18:00
Win XP attempting to access W2K by Evan - 18/01/2003 22:42:00
Re: Win XP attempting to access W2K by nav thak - 27/05/2003 16:24:00
Networking to WinXP by GC - 22/01/2003 02:13:00
i tried it but it still don't work by Vedder - 04/02/2003 10:42:00
Win2k to Win2k - cannot see shares by S Doyle - 15/02/2003 19:39:00
Re: Win2k to Win2k - cannot see shares by Earll - 06/08/2003 14:19:00
Thank you for that! by Whistler - 25/02/2003 16:43:00
Indeed, thank you alot!! by Doximus Maximus - 04/03/2003 08:02:00
everything below by Cmeredith - 08/03/2003 23:31:00
Re: everything below by TO118 - 10/03/2003 11:41:00
Re: everything below by TO118 - 04/04/2003 00:39:00
solved my problem but... by jesoma - 15/03/2003 08:59:00
more than 1 other computer by Luke - 23/03/2003 21:01:00
win 98 giving ipc$ error by ian - 26/03/2003 13:32:00
Re: win 98 giving ipc$ error by TO118 - 04/04/2003 00:35:00
VERY Helpful - Thank you by Jeff - 04/04/2003 14:25:00
IPC$ errors by Randy - 05/04/2003 18:50:00
2000 to 98 printing - solution by ap1000 - 08/04/2003 06:08:00
W2K and ME sharing problem by Barry - 09/04/2003 21:09:00
Win98 to XP Pro, finally fixed it by Kevin - 14/04/2003 18:23:00
Re: Win98 to XP Pro, finally fixed it by dan - 23/04/2003 23:37:00
Re: Win98 to XP Pro, finally fixed it by tom - 25/11/2004 05:43:00
Another Solution - Guest User by Peter - 18/05/2003 15:07:00
Networking Win2K and Win98 by Russell Bell - 28/05/2003 02:26:00
Domain Laptop in a Workgroup by Gary S. - 01/06/2003 11:36:00
Totally Confused by janice - 05/07/2003 20:07:00
Re: Totally Confused by Joseph Nyaema - 14/07/2003 05:52:00
ipc by juice - 01/08/2003 09:48:00
You could only enable Guest user! by TapaGeuR - 15/08/2003 01:35:00
Win2000&98Help by Cristian - 16/08/2003 01:39:00
IPC$ problem: connecting w9x to w2k: final solution by HPW - 20/08/2003 16:00:00
Also have to change User Rights by Clay - 05/09/2003 05:16:00
Thanks!!! by The Daviess County Library - 04/10/2003 11:03:00
thanks! by Bruce Mihura - 08/10/2003 22:58:00
IPC$ dialog box by Victor - 09/10/2003 17:54:00
IPC$ dialog box by Victor - 09/10/2003 18:17:00
Re: IPC$ dialog box by Jagmeet Singh Hanspal - 30/10/2003 11:56:00
Works but no PING by Dave - 14/10/2003 03:10:00
There was an error found when printing the document by U A - 11/11/2003 14:04:00
SOMETMES IPC$ problem by 213.157.48.4 - 29/11/2003 09:33:00
Fix that darn IPC$ error by Kevin Chambers - 20/12/2003 18:43:00
That IPC$ Thing... by G - 23/12/2003 00:45:00
Re: That IPC$ Thing... by G - 23/12/2003 01:57:00
Can't print from 98 to 2000.. by Arie - 14/01/2004 05:03:00
Re: Can't print from 98 to 2000.. by Mohammad Ali Sarbanha - 05/02/2004 00:05:00
Re: Can print from 98 to 2000.. by dallie - 14/04/2005 03:09:00
Thank you!!! by Mike - 20/02/2004 14:45:00
WXPHE don't remember server access pwd by Krakatoa - 02/03/2004 09:12:00
WinXP and Win2K by Des - 08/03/2004 23:21:00
Re: WinXP and Win2K by Rajiv - 11/03/2004 22:52:00
Re: WinXP and Win2K by midiman - 18/03/2004 07:58:00
IPC$ by momo - 23/03/2004 07:10:00
Windos 2000 / XP permissions error by kevin - 12/04/2004 07:52:00
Dont know username by Ben Burger - 19/04/2004 11:09:00
Great Stuff by len - 28/04/2004 17:04:00
My Hero by Helen - 12/05/2004 13:19:00
Thanks much ! by verl - 23/05/2004 17:25:00
Re: Thanks much ! by Mike - 01/06/2004 13:28:00
I have not been able to solve it!! by Raul - 11/06/2004 09:32:00
Very helpful article by Jacob - 11/06/2004 11:32:00
Windows 98 gives IPC$ errors by Dennis - 13/06/2004 04:49:00
THANKS! by scottie (alameda) - 30/06/2004 17:17:00
admin access from 98 to 2000. by mack - 02/07/2004 20:30:00
98 and XP connectivity by Basin - 06/07/2004 15:29:00
Re: 98 and XP connectivity by Friday - 06/11/2004 02:58:00
Re: 98 and XP connectivity by Friday - 06/11/2004 10:19:00
Re: 98 and XP connectivity by agnes - 13/12/2004 12:28:00
Re: 98 and XP connectivity - TOO LONG PASSWORD by Guest - 28/01/2005 01:44:00
Minor Problem between XP Pro & WIN98SE by linn - 10/07/2004 20:30:00
How can I access 98 client without share by ATUL - 03/02/2005 02:48:00
WOOHOO by Bryan - 16/07/2004 03:49:00
IPC$ Headache by Linda - 29/07/2004 13:20:00
Win 2003 Server and 98 by Luiz - 25/08/2004 10:23:00
Re: Win 2003 Server and 98 by JimmyD - 27/03/2006 16:37:00
XP to 2000 network reconnect at logon query by Gareth - 20/09/2004 06:05:00
you're the best by ekos - 27/09/2004 18:03:00
Still Not Working? FAT-NTFS Sharing Incompatibility by justravis - 31/10/2004 14:40:00
Working solution!!! (with IPX/SPX) - Win 98SE client, Win XP SP2 host (+ ICS + ZoneAlarm 5.x) by Friday - 06/11/2004 10:49:00
Tried it but no joy by John - 14/01/2005 10:24:00
XP Home to 2K Pro by Joel Ha$$en - 08/02/2005 09:46:00
ipc$ error by Prasanta - 28/02/2005 03:53:00
win xp network problem by umbs - 26/03/2005 09:16:00
Need Help by Krishna - 03/05/2005 06:00:00
IPC$ XP [- Win98 by Rink - 03/05/2005 10:59:00
IPC$ dialog box by Geoff M - 25/05/2005 12:13:00
Merci ! by Patric - 08/07/2005 07:29:00
IPC$ pa$$word prompt connecting W98 to XP share by DennisAdams - 16/07/2005 10:41:00
Re: IPC$ pa$$word prompt connecting W98 to XP share by Opa Dittmeier - 25/03/2006 07:10:00
Thanks VERY much by Cristian - 18/07/2005 10:40:00
Thank You by Andre L Soares - 24/08/2005 11:53:00
IPC$ by Jos - 20/09/2005 21:03:00
IPC$ error in Win98 PCs by AlexCruzado - 22/09/2005 00:59:00
Re: IPC$ error with an Apple Twist by Jack - 26/02/2006 10:49:00
Win98 IPC$ on a Win2k3 Domain by Jason - 01/03/2006 23:39:00
Re: Win98 IPC$ on a Win2k3 Domain by JimmyD - 27/03/2006 16:29:00
Xp has access to 98 but 98 doesn't by rodriro - 13/03/2006 01:29:00
IPC$ shared folder pasword by Tushar - 07/04/2006 23:28:00
!!! Important new tip by user - 24/05/2006 09:22:00
Re: !!! Important new tip by djstewart - 02/10/2006 23:44:00
Posted by djstewart
02/10/2006 23:44:00.
Re: !!! Important new tip
This tip was absolutely critical for me. I had set up the same username\pasword on both Win2K and Win98 machines, but the username I chose happened to be a member of a group that was in the "deny access" list on Win2K. I yanked that group out of the list and now everything works great! Thank you!!
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IPC$ Error by Milton - 04/08/2006 11:39:00
Posted by Milton
04/08/2006 11:39:00.
IPC$ Error
Gracias amigo!!!!
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