On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:51:03 +0100, "GT" <ContactGT_remo***@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have a problem with my 2 PCs. I have a laptop with XP MCE. On that laptop
>I have a folder called "Files", in which I keep all my personal and work
>files. I have a second PC, a desktop with Windows XP Pro. My XP Pro machine
>has a mapped drive letter (L) and I have changed "My Documents" to point to
>L:\Files. I have then made the entire folder available offline and I
>synchronise the 2 PC from time to time. This has all worked perfectly for
>ages, but in the last couple of weeks something has changed and my XP Pro PC
>cannot access the Laptop. I have run through the network setup wizard a few
>times on both machines, but the desktop (XP Pro) PC simply cannot find the
>laptop PC (XP MCE) any more. When I Explore to My Network Places-> Entire
>Network->Microsoft Windows Network->MSHOME, I get the following error:
>
>MSHome is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
>resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
>permissions.
>
>The server is not configured for transactions.
>
>I have tried changing the network name and re-running the setup wizard
>several times (which is all I did in the first place to make this all
>possible), but it doesn't work, so I can't synchronise My Documents.
>Strangely, the laptop can access the desktop PC perfectly and both PCs can
>access the internet through the router. It makes no difference if I switch
>the laptop to wireless other than slowing everything down.
>
>I clearly need to press a magic button on the desktop, but can someone
>please tell me which magic button please?
>
>Thanks. If I have chosen an inappropriate group, please point me elsewhere
>(politely!)
>
>Cheers,
>GT

"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:51:03 +0100, "GT" <ContactGT_remo***@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I have a problem with my 2 PCs. I have a laptop with XP MCE. On that
>>laptop
>>I have a folder called "Files", in which I keep all my personal and work
>>files. I have a second PC, a desktop with Windows XP Pro. My XP Pro
>>machine
>>has a mapped drive letter (L) and I have changed "My Documents" to point
>>to
>>L:\Files. I have then made the entire folder available offline and I
>>synchronise the 2 PC from time to time. This has all worked perfectly for
>>ages, but in the last couple of weeks something has changed and my XP Pro
>>PC
>>cannot access the Laptop. I have run through the network setup wizard a
>>few
>>times on both machines, but the desktop (XP Pro) PC simply cannot find the
>>laptop PC (XP MCE) any more. When I Explore to My Network Places-> Entire
>>Network->Microsoft Windows Network->MSHOME, I get the following error:
>>
>>MSHome is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
>>network
>>resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
>>permissions.
>>
>>The server is not configured for transactions.
>>
>>I have tried changing the network name and re-running the setup wizard
>>several times (which is all I did in the first place to make this all
>>possible), but it doesn't work, so I can't synchronise My Documents.
>>Strangely, the laptop can access the desktop PC perfectly and both PCs can
>>access the internet through the router. It makes no difference if I switch
>>the laptop to wireless other than slowing everything down.
>>
>>I clearly need to press a magic button on the desktop, but can someone
>>please tell me which magic button please?
>>
>>Thanks. If I have chosen an inappropriate group, please point me elsewhere
>>(politely!)
>>
>>Cheers,
>>GT
>
> There are several references to "The server is not configured for
> transactions.", mostly referring to Terminal Server, and to Net Error
> 2141.  My
> suspicion is that this is another symptom of LSP / Winsock corruption.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
>
> What security products - personal firewalls, antivirus / antitrojan, etc -
> do
> you have on the problem computer?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html
>