This article describes how to install the NetBEUI protocol on a Windows XP-based computer. This may be useful because the NetBEUI protocol is not included in the list of installable protocols in Windows XP even though the files that are needed to install the protocol are included with the installation CD-ROM. It is important to note that the NetBEUI protocol is not supported on Windows XP.
The Netnbf.inf and Nbf.sys files are the files that are needed to install the NetBEUI protocol. To install the NetBEUI protocol:
The Netnbf.inf and Nbf.sys files are the files that are needed to install the NetBEUI protocol. To install the NetBEUI protocol:
- Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
- Right-click the adapter you want to add NetBEUI to, and then click Properties.
- On the General tab, click Install.
- Click Protocol, and then click Add.
- Click Have Disk, insert your Windows XP CD-ROM, open the Valueaddmsftnetnetbeui folder, click the Netnbf.inf file, and then click Open.
- Click OK, and then click OK to complete the installation.
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If you're adding a new computer to an existing network, most of the difficult configuration decisions have already been made, so your task is greatly simplified.
The first step, of course, is to install your network adapter as discussed earlier in this tutorial.
Then, you must be sure that your computer has the necessary drivers to support the file sharing protocol used on the network. TCP/IP is installed by default. If the computers on your existing network use IPX/SPX as the primary protocol for file sharing, you'll need to install IPX/SPX by following these steps:
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- View the Network Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and select Properties.
- Click Install, select Protocol, and click Add.
- Highlight NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol and click OK.
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If your network has old computers that require the use of the NetBEUI protocol for file sharing, you can install NetBEUI on Windows XP. You may wish to consider installing TCP/IP or IPX/SPX on the other computers, instead, as Microsoft may entirely withdraw support for NetBEUI in the future. As it is, you have to jump these hoops to install NetBEUI support on Windows XP:
- Insert your Windows XP installation CD-ROM.
- Open Windows Explorer, browse the CD-ROM, and locate the folder VALUEADDMSFTNETNETBEUI.
- Copy file nbf.sys to the folder windowssystem32drivers on the drive on which Windows is installed. (If you've installed Windows in a different folder, locate system32drivers under that folder.)
- On the Windows Explorer menu, click Tools, Folder Options, View and be sure that Show Hidden Files and Folders is selected.
- Copy file netnbf.inf to the hidden folder windowsinf on the drive on which Windows is installed.
- View the Network Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and select Properties.
- Click Install, select Protocol, and click Add.
- Highlight 'NetBEUI Protocol' and click OK.
Once you are sure that the necessary protocols are installed, you can join your computer to the existing network. The steps you'll need to take differ depending on whether you are joining a workgroup or domain-type network. We'll cover the workgroup case first.