Re: XP Setting

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:11:29 -0800, Daniel - Sydney
<DanielSydney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I have installed a Wireless Router on my Windows XP PC and want to access
>the XP PC from a Windows ME PC over a Wireless Network Adapter.
>
>What settings do I have to have on my XP machine to allow full file and
>printer sharing?

Daniel,

If you want to share everything between both computers, enable Simple File
Sharing on the Windows XP computer (if it's XP Pro - SFS is forced if XP Home),
and activate the Guest account properly.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#OlderOS>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#OlderOS

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