I am trying to connect my new Win 7 Laptop to my existing network with has 2 Win 98 computers which have printers attached that I wabt to use and also move files from the older computers to the new one

Hi, Based on my research, I would like to suggest the following: 1. Modify the security setting on the Windows 7 client: 1) Click the Start Button, type "gpedit.msc" (without quotation marks) and click OK. 2) In the "Group Policy" window, double click on "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration". 3) Double click on "Security Settings"-> "Local Policies"-> "Security Options" 4) In the right panel, double click on the "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level", please select "Send LM & NTLM Responses". 5) Click Apply and OK. 2. Ensure “File and Printer Sharing” are enabled on all computers Considering this issue is related to Windows 95 and Windows 98 which are no longer supported, if the issue persists, please upgrade the two computers to a supported Windows version. Thanks. Hope this helps. Nicholas Li - MSFT