Re: XP Pro shares not accessible

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:x7WdnYlYqJomUXPfRVn-sw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If Simple File Sharing was disabled when you first shared the folders you
> would need user accounts on the XP Pro machine that are identical in user
> name and password to the accounts that are logged into the XP Home
> machines in order to have access to the shares.

Both the XP Pro and XP Home systems are logged on using the identical userid
and password. The Xp Pro shares are still not accessable.

> Now that you've enabled Simple File Sharing you need to recreate the
> shares. That means that you need to stop sharing the folders and then go
> back and reshare them. Log off and log back on to each of the XP Home
> machines and see if you can now access the folders.

I just tried that and still no joy. I made sure Simple File Sharing is
enabled, then one by one deleted the shares and recreated them. New shares
showed up on the XP Home system, but they (old and new) are still
unaccessable.

Bruce.


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