"Jacques" <Jacq***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> after many more hrs, still nothing.  I can see the network.  Runned
> (nbtstat
> -n)  on
> both computers and both see the network.  Desktop runs ok and has the
> printer attached to it and the dsl modem wireless.  My wireless laptop is
> attached to the same network  ( called it MY NETWORK ) and I can use the
> internet..  From my desktop i can go and get files from the laptop.  From
> my
> laptop I can print to the desktop printer (networked) . From my laptop I
> can
> see the network but when I click on the desktop icon it I get this error
> \\Office is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
> network resource.  Contact the admisnistrator of this server to find ou if
> you have access permission.              Access is denied.
> I even changed my password on both computer to be the same.    Hope you
> have
> a solution.  Running windows xp home on both computers.  Tried everything
> and looked at many other sites but still nothing.  Looked at what "Jack
> (MVP_Networking) and still nothing.
> Jacques
>
>

"David Hettel" wrote:

> With home only certain folders can be shared, you can't for example share
> your C:\ drive at the root level. With home you can not set permissions on a
> per user base, if something is shared it's shared to all who have access to
> the network. You might want to check your names, try only using A to  Z, a
> to z, and 0 to 9. No spaces in names, and make sure no two computers have
> more than the first three letters in their name the same.
>
> If you are using names as in \\office\ can you ping \\office\ from the other
> computer by name? Does it return the correct IP address of office? What
> happens if you used the IP address such as \\192.168.0.101\ to browse the
> computer?
>
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> "Jacques" <Jacq***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:085C73E3-03A1-4180-A992-4F155D0FA617@microsoft.com...
> > after many more hrs, still nothing.  I can see the network.  Runned
> > (nbtstat
> > -n)  on
> > both computers and both see the network.  Desktop runs ok and has the
> > printer attached to it and the dsl modem wireless.  My wireless laptop is
> > attached to the same network  ( called it MY NETWORK ) and I can use the
> > internet..  From my desktop i can go and get files from the laptop.  From
> > my
> > laptop I can print to the desktop printer (networked) . From my laptop I
> > can
> > see the network but when I click on the desktop icon it I get this error
> > \\Office is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
> > network resource.  Contact the admisnistrator of this server to find ou if
> > you have access permission.              Access is denied.
> > I even changed my password on both computer to be the same.    Hope you
> > have
> > a solution.  Running windows xp home on both computers.  Tried everything
> > and looked at many other sites but still nothing.  Looked at what "Jack
> > (MVP_Networking) and still nothing.
> > Jacques
> >
> >
>
>
>