I am having so much trouble sharing files between my desktop and laptop.  I
have windows xp on both and my desktop works great and my laptop is about 6
months old.  But I cannot share files between them.  I have a DSL modem and a
netgear router I just bought(wgr614 model) and I can connect to the internet
on both with no problems.  But again I cant share files.  I've run the setup
network wizard over and over and I can't seem to make these machines
communicate with each other.  WHen I go to my network places on the desktop,
it says that the path cannot be found and when I try on the laptop, it says
that access is denied.  I am so confused here at three in the morning. 
Please help.  Step by step instructions would be greatly appreciated.

Ozzy

ozzpal wrote:

Show quoteHide quoteThis is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. When you run
the Network Setup Wizard, this turns on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If
you aren't running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with
"Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts as a
firewall, then you're fine. If you have third-party firewall software,
configure it to allow the Local Area Network traffic as trusted. I
usually do this with my firewalls with an IP range. Ex. would be
192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it
matters in your situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke

i am having problems making one of my computers the main computer for my
network?

david wrote:
It's best to start a new thread with a descriptive subject and then
explain what it is you are trying to do and what you have done so far.

I have no idea what you mean by "making one of my computers the main
computer for my network."

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

i have 4 computers in my house and 1 of them was like a server for the rest
of them. but the problem is that that 1 had to be replaced with a new 1 and
the new one won't become the server?

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Lem:

I have a 4 PC /1 Laptop Network at home, and I use one of them as a
file/print server.

Your post is unclear. It's like calling up a garage to say "something is
wrong with my car and can you help me".

My guess is that you either have trouble seeing the new PC, using it to
print or whatever, or you cannot open the files. If this is the problem, then
it is possible that you'll need to

- Configure TCP/IP to turn it on.
- Make the directory where the files are sharable.
- Configure the fire walls.


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