Re: 3 WinXP Home Computers Can't Share Files

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From: Karl Burrows (kfb1_at_spambellsouth.net)
Date: 06/26/04 

Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:15:45 -0400

I don't think Windows XP Home requires that user accounts be setup for
peer-to-peer shares since the default is all have access. Adding users just
creates a bunch of logon accounts they don't need on each computer.

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
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> Greetings --
>
> Have you created all of the user accounts on each PC, and granted
> them access to the shares?
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> "Karl Burrows" <kfb1@spambellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> > I have tried everything I can think of to get 3 WinXP Home Edition
> computers
> > to see each other to share files. They can ping each other, they
> can access
> > the router (a simple D-Link) and all can access the Internet. I
> have
> > confirmed they are all in the same workgroup and I have checked
> NetBIOS and
> > Computer Browser service is running. I setup networks all the time
> > (fortunately not XP Home!!!) and am stuck. No firewalls are
> running, no
> > Internet Security software and nothing in the router is setup other
> than
> > DHCP.
> >
> > If you browse the network on any of the computers, they only see
> their
> > computer and no others are shown. I can not map a drive even using
> UNC to
> > map the path. I have virus scan and spyware checks and everything
> is clean.
> >
> > Any thoughts???? Thanks!!!
> >
> >
>
>

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