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How to setup netBEUI protocol in Windows XP

Window XP stops supporting netBEUI all together. To connecting to your existing W98 PCs, you have 2 choices:
1. Upgrade all PCs to TCP/IP.
2. Add netBEUI back to XP.

This demo shows how to add the netBEUI protocol back to XP.
1. Insert your XP CDROM to the cd-rom drive.
2. copy Nbf.sys to c:\windows\system32\drivers folder - Nbf.sys is located under the valueadd\msft\net\netBEUI folder
3. copy Nethbf.inf to c:\windows\system32 folder - Nethbf.inf is located in the same folder as Nbf.sys on the CDROM.

After copying these 2 files, please follow the follwoing steps to add the netBEUI protocol to XP

Step 1

Click [Start > Setting > Control > Panel]

Step 2

Click [Network and Internet Connections] button

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Step 3

Click [Network Connections] button

Step 4

Highlight the network card that we wish to install the netBEUI to.

Right click the mouse and then choose [Property]

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Step 5

We only see TCP/IP protocol here and netBEUI is nowhere in sight under XP.

XP will not install netBEUI for you as in Win98.

Click [Install] to continue

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Step 6

Highlight "Protocol" and click [Add..] to continue

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Step 7

Since netBEUI is not installed under any Windows folder, we have to click [Have Disk..] to locate it from the CDROM

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Step 8

Use the browse button to locate netBEUI.inf and then click [OK] to continue.

Step 9

Now Window XP ask us to confirm to install netBEUI.

Click [OK] to proceed to install netBEUI.

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Step 10

Few seconds later, we will see netBEUI under the Property menu. Now we are done.

Close all windows and exit back to desktop. Please wait 1 minute for XP to update.
Then you should be able to see all the Win98 PCs which are equipped with netBEUI protocol only.

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