Network

A friend of mine has a computer running Windows XP pro
and another computer running Windows XP and they are
networked together, she was trying to transfer files from
one to the other but it wouldn't let her access her
computer from the other one. What can I do to help her
solve this problem?

Can't say for sure with so little information.
Make sure she creates identical user accounts on each computer- as in, same
usernames and passwords exist on each computer. Does that help?

anonymous wrote:
> A friend of mine has a computer running Windows XP pro
> and another computer running Windows XP and they are
> networked together, she was trying to transfer files from
> one to the other but it wouldn't let her access her
> computer from the other one. What can I do to help her
> solve this problem?

On Tue, 18 May 2004 21:42:50 -0700, "anonymous" <cupmw3@eiu.edu> wrote:

>A friend of mine has a computer running Windows XP pro
>and another computer running Windows XP and they are
>networked together, she was trying to transfer files from
>one to the other but it wouldn't let her access her
>computer from the other one. What can I do to help her
>solve this problem?

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on both computers?
Do you have shares setup on both?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on both computers?

Make sure the browser service is running. Control Panel - Administrative Tools
- Services. Verify that the Computer Browser service is started.

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have the SFS settings the same on each computer.

If SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

If you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure that the Guest
account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on all computers.
If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical, non-blank, password
on all computers.

On any XP Home computer, or XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, with identical, non-blank passwords, on each
computer.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF or third party)? If so,
you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445 and
UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by identifying the other computers as present in the
Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of
(network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.