> I didn't locate a WinXP networking group, so I'll try here.
>
> Trying to network two PCs, one WinXP Home and one WinXP Pro.  The WinXP
> Pro
> PC has Simple File Sharing enabled.
>
> The Pro machine has an external USB HDD.  I cannot access this external
> HDDs
> shared folders from the WinXP Home machine.  I'm quite sure I've set up
> both
> PCs correctly.  I have four internal HDDs in the same Pro machine and I
> can
> access any shared folder on any drive from the WinXP Home machine.
>
> I just reinstalled the operating system on the Home machine.  I had no
> problem accessing the external HDD before this reinstall.
>
> One thing that is different is the Home machine is updated to SP3, before
> when it was working only SP2 was installed.
>
> Second question.  Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from
> the
> Home machine across the network?
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <j***@discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Quote:
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Second question.  Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from
> the
> Home machine across the network?
> End of Quote.
>
> A burner program can Not use a CD Writer that is on another computer.
> If your Network works well you can burn Data/Files that are on another
> computer through the Network, but the CD writer and the Burning program
> must be on the same computer.
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)