Windows XP File sharing problem

[MrScott]

Hi there,

I have an XP machine connected to a printer and I want to share the printer, but if I try to browse the shared files / printers on the machine from any other machine on the network I just get a login box (The standard windows networking 'Connect to XXX machine' box). Now I know there is some way of making it browsable (i.e. so other machines can see the printer) without entering a password, but how?

Also, if I enter the machine's admin username / password into this prompt I still can't access the machine, which I thought was odd.

Machines are all on a workgroup and can otherwise see / communicate / ping each other so it's purely a windows config issue.

Any ideas?

 

[InvaderGIR]

Have you definitely enabled file and printer sharing? Also do you have a shared folder? If no, create a new shared folder.

InvG

 

[MrScott]

As stupid as it sounds, turns out it wasn't enabled properly, no . Ah well, thanks for the help