Home network, simple file sharing, file and print sharing

[megatron]

Ever since service pack 2 on windows xp, I found networking a bit harder.

netbios is enabled on both network connections (main pc & laptop)

obviously Ive ran the network setup wizard

I have enabled the Guest account on both PCs

With the Laptops Guest account enabled my main PC can access the laptop's shared files

With simple file sharing enabled and guest account enabled, the laptop can "see" the main PC but access is denied, and this also prevents the laptop from using the shared printer which is the real aim.

 

[dalex]

i tried the below and it worked
1. Go to control panel
2. Network Setup Wizard and follow the on screen instructions
3. insure that you name the network WORKGROUP on all pc's. This can be anything you like as long as its the same on all pc's.
4. Create a folder on each pc named PC 1 Shares, PC 2 Shares, PC 3 shares, these can be named anything you like.
5. Right click each file and share them by doing what i said above ensuring you tick both box's to enable users to edit and access files.
6. Once you have done this open up My Computer
7. Go to tools and Map Network Drive
8. Expand My network Places
9. Expand Entire Network
10. Expand Microsoft Windows Network
11. Expand WORKGROUP or whatever you have called it
12. You should see all your pcs in here
13. Expand each individual one
14. If your on PC 1 select PC 2's shared folder that you created earlier.
15. Click ok and then finish.

You will now see a new drive in My computer this is a shared folder on your other pcs this lets you use and tansfer files between pcs.

You need to do this on all pcs.

this worked for me
dave