Re: XP and Win2003 connection



Did you turn off Simple File Sharing on the XP machine? Folder Options, View, and scroll down?

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"khnart" <khnart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:115CA118-C983-43CB-9810-03C534184D42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have two machines, one an Xp proffessional and a 2003server machines. O
> have been trying for a week now to connect the two but no success. The xp
> prof can access all shared folders on the 2003 machine but not the other way
> round. I have enabled file sharing on all, created similar users on all,
> changed network cards, they can ping each other, they can see each other as
> well in network neighbouhood. Anytime I try to acces the xp machine I a
> message to cantact the administrator on the xp machine. When I disable the
> guest account a dialog box comes up. What am I not doing well. Both machine
> have static ip's and in the same workgroup. I need help ASAP. All sugestions
> can also be sent to nat@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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