Re: File Share problem with XP Pro and XP Home... This one is a stumper!

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:14:51 -0700

In article <615f74cc.0403211706.63e9346a@posting.google.com>,
agaredo@yahoo.com (agaredo) wrote:
>Yes, I've checked the permissions for both the Security and Sharing.
>
>A friend of mine mentioned that XP Home is crippled in a way that will
>only allow a limited number of pc's on the network. He wasn't sure on
>the actual number but thinks it's 4 or 5. Can anyone confirm this?

There's no limit to the number of computers that can network with
Windows XP Home Edition or Professional.

Home Edition allows a maximum of 5 other computers to connect to its
shared resources simultaneously. Professional allows a maximum of 10
other computers to connect to its shared resources simultaneously.
Computers that aren't actively connected to a computer's shared
resources don't count against the limit. When a computer disconnects
from a shared resource, it no longer counts against the limit. See
this site for more information:

Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314882

>I'm also wondering if the security policies could be different for the
>pc which was upgraded from ME to XP Pro and the pc which was built
>from scratch as XP Pro? I'll have to compare the two.

It might help to un-share and re-share the desired disks and folders.
Something could have gone wrong during the upgrade.

This web page should help:

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

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