Re: Networking or not....that is the question

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From: Bob (Bob_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/23/04


Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:41:01 -0700

Is one box XP Pro and the other XP Home? I have that exact same problem but
one box is Home and Other is Pro. I can network any OS's together.. but for
some reason not Home and Pro?!

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> .... is not accessible
>
> Message: "....is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this
> network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
> you have access permissions. Network path was not found."
>
> Resolutions:
> 1) make sure no any firewall running.
> 2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and the same username on
> w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer.
> 3) check user's rights.
> 4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp.
> 5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to disable it and
> re-share the drive manually.
> 6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network, enable NetBIOS over
> TCP/IP.
> 7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if all computers are
> w2k/xp.
> 8) stop Computer Browser service on win9x, ME and NT if this is a mixed OS
> network.
> 9) cache credential by using net use \\computername\share /user:username
> command (it is better to have the username logon shared computer).
> 10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but doesn't work, you may
> try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your network).
> 11) Make sure the server service is running.
> 12) If you can see the share in Network Neighborhood but not access it, this
> issue may be resolved by verifying that both the share permissions and the
> NTFS partition permissions are correctly configured for individual user or
> group access.
>
>
>
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>
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>
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>
> "Nevets68" <nevets291968@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OxrwJ14tEHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hello all.
> >
> > Here's my situation.
> > I have 2 pc's...both are Windows XP based.
> > One I've called Intel and the other AMD ( original aye?).
> > Anyways, INTEL can connect (via my network places ) the drives on the AMD
> > pc.
> > When I try to do it from the AMD pc to the INTEL, I receive the following
> > :
> >
> > \\Intel is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
> > network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
> > you have permissions.
> >
> > The server service is not started.
> >
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > I have :
> >
> > 1. Checked to see if the server service is running, it is. ( on both pc's)
> > 2. I've received the same error messages when using Simple file sharing
> > and with it disabled.
> > 3. Built in Windows firewall is disabled.
> > 4. Both pc's are using SP2.
> >
> > I'm completely baffled...any ideas?
> >
> >
> > P.S. I am able to ping each computer btw.
> >
>
>
>



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