Error Message:

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Setup cannot determine the remote machine's operation system type. Microsoft Peer Web Services can only be installed on Windows 2000 or Windows 98 machine. Please make sure your remote machine name is correct.

User Action:

Use the ping or nbtstat utility to verify the remote computer name. If you know the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the remote computer, use it to resolve to the computer name. Then retry setup.