Access WinXP Pro shares from older MS network

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From: Lars Bonnesen (none_at_noneæøå.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:21:55 +0100

I have now been trying to get a box running XP Pro (not joined any domain)
to work in a peer-to-peer network with Win98 and LanMan DOS (network boot
disk).

I understand that MS now have made the peer-to-peer different than earlier,
but I can't really understand in what way. I have been running "Windows XP
Simple File Sharing" and disabled "ForceGuest" in the Reg.database.

So now I am able to share folders like "in the old days" with WinNT Pro and
assign ressources as I am used to.

But... it does not seem to work. When I use a bootdisk (which works up
against a Win2k server) to do a "net use" against the XP Pro, it does not
connect to the XP Pro, but returns an error instead.

If I try to connect (browse via Network Neighbourghood) to the WinXP Pro
from a Win98, it also returns an error. The XP Pro does show up in the
browse list though.

I am accessing with usernames and passwords that are created and granted on
the XP box. What more do I need to do in order to get it working as with
WinNT?

Regards, Lars.

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