Re: XP Home LAN Problem

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From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 06:19:10 -0600

The guest account on your Pro might have a password, which is what would
then be expected from the home logon. The Pro could also have turned off
"simple file sharing'

Windows XP Professional File Sharing:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm 

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
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"Dave" <daves1300@msn.com> wrote in message
news:e7Yi82D6EHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I just bought a new computer and it has XP Home on it. I have another
> computer funning XP Pro. The Pro box is able to see and access the shared
> folders on the Home machine. However, the Home machine is not able to see
> the shared folders on the Pro machine. On the Home machine I have tried
the
> add a network place task but I can get to a certain level and then it asks
> me for a password. I have admin privleges on both machines and the
passwords
> for either account ( Pro machine pwd. Home machine pwd.) do not work.
>
> I tried changing the D Word to 1 on HKLM>System>Current Control
> Set>Control>LSA on both machines and that did not work.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>

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