Subject Re: setting up a network From Bob grimes <Bandgtshirts@aol.com> Date Mon, 08 Feb 2016 06:30:12 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Rich... Wrote: > "Bob grimes"  wrote in message news:IpWFRxnXRHA.2980@ip-AC1E04A7... > >So I asked how to connect a machine with Xp to a machine with windows 10 . > >The reply from a windows support engineer was that it was NOT possible . > > Most Mickysoft "support engineers" aren't. Take anything they say with a big > grain of salt. > Of course you can interconnect XP, Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10 and any > operating system in existence to each other. > Some times it takes a little finesse or lots of research but of course its > possible. > Google is your friend, especially in the case of XP->Win10. There are just > too many variables to get into them on this newsgroup. > While it is possible, I would suggest not using a mixed Windows operating > system network. > Certainly it’s a bad idea to mix a XP machine with Win10. > Use the same OS on all your locally connected machines and almost all > Windows networking problems disappear. > Networks are only as fast as the slowest network connection and operating > system capabilities. > In this case your network will be limited by the XP box both in speed of the > hardware and software. > Rich... > Thanks Rich I will keep working at it