Re: File sharing between two computers

From: Rahul (Rahul_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/02/05


Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:29:01 -0800

Thanks for the reply Carey.
Would resetting the networking configuration solve the problem?
If so, do I reset the configuration on both computers or only on the laptop
(as the shared folder stored on the laptop cannot be accessed by the other
computer).
Thanks,
Rahul

"Carey Holzman" wrote:

> www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm
>
> Carey
>
> "Rahul" <Rahul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4683E285-06F9-4607-A34F-F00CEC39185A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > We have 2 computers. One of them is a desktop running Windows XP Pro and
> > the
> > other is a laptop running Windows XP Home SP1. I have networked them via a
> > router. The problem I am having is that the laptop (running Win XP Home
> > SP1)
> > is able to access the shared folders stored on the desktop but the desktop
> > (running Win XP Pro) cannot access the shared folders stored on the
> > laptop.
> > When I try to open the shared folder stored on the laptop from the
> > desktop, I
> > get the following error: "\\Laptop\Documents 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 access permissions. Access is denied."
> > The TCP/IP settings for the local area network are the same on both
> > computers.
> > I don't know what the problem is, would really appreciate if someone could
> > help in this.
> > Thanks for your help,
> > Rahul
>
>
>



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