I need to support an old Win98 Server while traveling. I carry an Acer Netbook loaded with XP. Is there any way to enable XP to run the Win98 Netwatch.exe utility? Or is there some third party utility that allows the same login and functionality for maintaining a Win98 server? XP gives me errors regarding SRVAPI.DLL and KERNEL32. Any help much appreciated.

Have you tried enabling windows 98 compatibility? It's not guaranteed to work but it is worth a shot. Right click on executable > properties > compatibility. Batch Variable how to

I have tried setting Win98 Compatibility Mode. Seems to make no difference. When I try to run netwatch.exe I get the error message "The procedure entry point ConvertToGlobalHanle could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.". I think the KERNEL32.dll it's referring to is XP's. Files copied from Win98 to XP c:\mydocs\netwatch.w98\: NETWATCH.EXE SVRAPI.DLL KERNEL32.DLL Is there no Win98 emulator or something straightforward like that?

FYI: Netwatch.exe is rated as an undesirable program. Would you drop it once you read THIS? i_Xp/VistaUser

The netwatch.exe I'm referring to is a network utility that came with Windows 98. As far as I know, the "undesirable program" you mention is something else with the same name.

"Is there no Win98 emulator or something straightforward like that? Well if you wanted to you could setup a virtual machine, but it seems like a lot of trouble. I'm not sure if this will help or not: http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/th... Batch Variable how to

Alright - instead of using netwatch.exe - Try this 1. Right click My Computer. 2. Click Manage. 3. Double click Shared Folders. 4. Double click Shares, Sessions, or Open Files. or simply create a shortcut to open XP equivalent of Windows 98 Netwatch.exe ... "C:\Windows\System32\Compmgmt.msc Tip source Let us know if this work for you. i_Xp/VistaUser