I have a windows 2000 professional box that refused to
access a Windows XP Share i have setup. I tried it using
simple file sharing, and with simple file sharing turned
off. The XP box can access the 2000 box, but the 2000 box
cannot access the XP Box. Any Idears.... Help!@!!!!

I dont believe that file sharing can made so complex.
this is absolutely obsurd. thanks for the help.. i will
give that a try.



>-----Original Message-----
>You'll want to create an account (in Users and Passwords)
on the Win2k
>machine(s) with the username and password that you use to
logon to the WinXP
>machine(s) with (and vice-versa). Then you'll need to
share out the
>resource(s) with permissions for those users. Also make
sure they're all
>part of the same workgroup. Then you'll no longer be
prompted for the IPC$
>password (Inter-process communication)
>
>In a peer level workgroup, when you try to access
resources on a Windows
>2000/XP machine, Windows 2000/XP needs to authenticate
the user. If the user
>account doesn't exist in it's local account database,
then access will be
>denied.
>
>Also you mat need to enable netbios over tcp/ip
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>
>"Matthew" wrote:
>> I have a windows 2000 professional box that refused to
>> access a Windows XP Share i have setup. I tried it
using
>> simple file sharing, and with simple file sharing turned
>> off. The XP box can access the 2000 box, but the 2000
box
>> cannot access the XP Box. Any Idears.... Help!@!!!!
>
>
>.
>

Also make sure "File and Printer Sharing" is bound to the connection.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

"Matthew" wrote:
> I dont believe that file sharing can made so complex.
> this is absolutely obsurd. thanks for the help.. i will
> give that a try.