Re: No access to win XP home share

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"Chuck [MVP]" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

So to summarize: Any attempt to access host bjp from any other winxp
machine on the lan receives the `no access' error.

When accessing remote local lan hosts from bjp, a password exchange is
invoked and then access is allowed.

You can't disable Simple File Sharing in XP Home. Not permanently and reliably,
anyway.

With XP Home, and any computer running SFS, you have Guest-only access. Is
Guest Enabled for network access?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate


Thanks... but I see no way to do anything concerning `Guest access' on
the computer running XP home. Using the `Sharing and Security' tab of
windows explorer on drive C: I am only able to allow network access
and manipulation or not. As noted in your above cited article. No
mention of `Guest' in any way.

Further under MyComputer/manage/shares Again there appears to be no
options concerning `Guest'

Output of the `net user guest' cmd indicates the account is already
active both on server (bjp Winxp Home) and the client (chub Win XP
pro) that is trying to access it. Also guest is turned on under
control panel/user accounts on both machines.

Any further suggestions will be most appreciated.
.