You need to setup accounts, permissions, shares, passwords, etc., on the XP
Pro system. It is not as simple, and straight forward, as XP Home, for
security reasons.
For more info, click here:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com
Bill Crocker
That might be the case, Bill, but only if you've explicitly disabled
simple file sharing on XP Pro. By default, XP Pro works exactly the
same as XP Home on a workgroup network.
Jonathan, run the Network Setup Wizard on both computers and tell it
that they connect to the Internet through a "residential gateway",
which is what it calls your router.
If that doesn't get everything working, try these tips:
1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:
Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:
Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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