Unable to browse XP MCE2005 via Network?

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Hi there,

I have a home network with up to 6 PC/laptop/storage .devices present at any
one time running various OS from W2K, XP Pro, MCE2005, Vista, WHS, embedded
XP and even a LanManager one!

Obviously all belong to the same workgroup and the IP address range is from
the same scope & subnet identical. There is also a password set on all
machines.

I have no problem browsing the shared resources from any PC to any other PC
including from the MCE2005 machine to any other PC...except I cannot view
the resources on the MCE 2005 PC from anywhere!

This originally belonged to a different workgroup but I have since changed
it to be the same as all the other PC's on my network.

With the MCE box I can browse resources on the other PC's, access the
Internet, share printers and even logon to the MCE box using Remote Desktop
from any other PC on my network but I cannot browse the resources on the MCE
box from any other PC.

When I attempt to view the MCE box via My Network Places on my W2K PC I
originally got the error "Incorrect password or unknown username for: \\PC"
despite putting in the correct name/password the Enter Network Password box
keeps appearing.

If I try from another XP PC I get the same box but I am unable to type the
Username as the box is ghosted with \\PC\Guest\ in the username space. The
Guest account is not active on the MCE box.

Just lately the error message has changed to read "Logon failure: the user
has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer"

I have tried disabling NAV2008 to no avail.

I have checked Administrative Tools/Local Security Policy/User Rights
Assignment/Access this computer from the network and made sure
Administrators, Everyone, Users, etc. are listed.

What is causing this and how can I overcome it please?

It's driving me mad! ;^)

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Thanks & regards,
-pp-


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