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I have 3 computers that i am trying to network together.
2 of the computers have XP Pro and the other one has XP
Home. The 2 computers that have XP Pro i can see
everything on each computer from each computer, but i
can't see the computer with XP Home. The computer with
XP Home edition, i can see everything (that is shared of
course) on the 2 computers that have XP Pro. Why can't i
see the info on the computer that has XP Home edition
from either of the computers that have XP Pro?
 
The problem is that XP Home hide many of the things that
you take for granted on the XP pro machines. You have to
enable the file/folder sharing on the XP home and then
limited control will be available over the file shares.
I do not recommend sharing files that contain ANY kind of
sensitive data from a XP home machine since it probably
doesn't have NTFS enabled on it and file permissions are
harder to control. Also XP Home is not designed to file
sharing recovery and as such does not have ANY builtin
tools for that.

Bruce
 
"broham" said:
I have 3 computers that i am trying to network together.
2 of the computers have XP Pro and the other one has XP
Home. The 2 computers that have XP Pro i can see
everything on each computer from each computer, but i
can't see the computer with XP Home. The computer with
XP Home edition, i can see everything (that is shared of
course) on the 2 computers that have XP Pro. Why can't i
see the info on the computer that has XP Home edition
from either of the computers that have XP Pro?
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Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers to make the necessary
network settings and fully enable file sharing:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networksetupwiz.htm

If that doesn't solve the problem, these tips should do the job:

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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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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