Re: Networking XP Home and Pro

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From: bronxxbabe (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/12/04 

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 12:18:52 -0700

Neither computer require user/pswd to logon; the McAfee
security center's utilities ARE NOT installed on XP Pro;
and YES, when i "run" IP addresses, the windows of each
computer appear. THANKS AGAIN,
>-----Original Message-----
>On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 10:49:10 -0700, "bronxxbabe"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>(1) SFS is disabled on XP Pro; (2) Local Policies -
>>Security Options, "Network access: Sharing and security
>>model", is set to Classic; (3) on both Home and Pro,
>>Guest accounts are enabled. I'm using McAfee Security
>>Center on XP Home and in firewall utilities, i
>>enabled "Trusted IP Addresses", and in System Services,
i
>>checked the two ports (445, 137-139). The McAfee
>>Security Center is totally disabled on XP Pro. STILL
>>CAN'T SET EACH OTHER. WHAT NEXT??? THANKS, i'm
reading
>>the link you sent.
>
>If the XP Pro Sharing is set to Classic, setup and use a
common account with
>identical password on both computers.
>
>Many personal firewalls do not react properly to being
disabled. You must first
>enable, then open the ports as specified. Or un
install, until you get things
>working.
>
>Assuming that you have shares setup on each computer, go
to Start - Run - type
>"\\OtherComputerIPAddress" (substituting actual ip
addresses). Does it show
>shares?
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
>.
>

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