Re: XP File and printer sharing

In article <OQ0pzSnMHHA.4848@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "KenV"
<kvatz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, Ken. Chuck is the resident expert on browsing problems. I have
nothing to add to what he has said on that subject.

In my opinion, network browsing through My Network Places in Windows
XP is badly designed and inherently unreliable. I don't think it's
worth the time to try to troubleshoot it, and I recommend not using it
at all.

To access another computer directly, without using My Network Places,
type the other computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format.
That should open a window showing the computer's shared resources:

\\computer

Then click a shared folder to open it. If that gives an error, the
problem is probably caused by share permissions or NTFS file system
permissions.

Which version of XP does the computer that you can't access have?
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Steve,

I agree about the browsing issue, although I'm not convinced that this is
related to browsing. But if there is a way around it, I would like to find
it.

Both computers are XP SP2 fully updated, both using Microsoft OneCare and
both clean, so far as I know, of all other firewalls. I can't access
Computer A even when the firewall is disabled and after OneCare has been
uninstalled temporarily. All services are working.

I can get to Computer B from Computer A using the \\Comouter-B from
Start>Run.
I cannot get to Computer A from Computer B using \\Computer-A from
Start>Run.

It's as simple as that. All permissions on Computer A have been checked and
rechecked many times.

As I told Chuck, I think I have discovered the secret to securing a
computer, in this case, computer A, against all attacks, both from the
outside and from the inside--I just don't know what it is. Maybe Microsoft
would be interested.

Further thoughts?

Ken.

Do the computers have XP Home Edition or XP Professional? If
Professional, is simple file sharing enabled or disabled?

What exactly happens when you try to get to Computer A from Computer
B using \\Computer-A from Start > Run? What is the complete text of
the error message?

Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer (Start > Run >
eventvwr.msc) on either computer? For more information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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