Peer to peer

[alcal]

This shouldn't be so difficult!

I recently got a new desktop. Rather than spend the hours re-installing
everything, I'd like to run from the new computer, but have access to
everything on the old one.

Not sure if I can literally run apps installed on the old computer by
clicking a desktop icon on the new computer, but at least I need to be able
to share files.

I plugged a network cable into each desktop. Ran Network Setup Wizard on
the new computer, created a network setup disk on a flash drive, ran the
network setup file on the old computer.

Initially the new computer could see the old computer, but I was unable to
expand the "plus sign" to view the list of shared drives and got the not
available you may not have authority to access message.

Help!

Thanks in advance,
alcal

 

[alcal]

Sorry, maybe I should offer the following details:

o Both PCs are running XP Home Edition
o I've configured TCP/IP properties as:
o New - 192.168.0.1 / 255.255.255.0
o Old - 192.168.0.2 / 255.255.255.0
.... per an article I read

I set root (c:\) as share on the old system with the name PRESARIO_C

I uninstalled my third party anti-virus / anti_spyware / firewall software
from old; I plan to have nothing connected to it except the network cable
hooking it up to the new unit.

Let me know if other information is needed ... the amount of times I've
tried and retried this, it almost would've been less trouble to re-install
everything! Thanks in advance for any guidance!

alcal

 

[alcal]

Specific error message is:

<snip>
\\OtherMachine is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.

The network path was not found.
<snip>

.... trouble is: I'm the administrator of the server and I don't know how to
figure our if the other machine has access permissions ...

alcal

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).