XP HOME

[Guest]

On my home computer I have XP home and on my laptop I have XP professional.
When running the wizards, the laptop can see the home pc but the home pc not
the laptop!!! Please Help

 

[Chuck]

On my home computer I have XP home and on my laptop I have XP professional.
When running the wizards, the laptop can see the home pc but the home pc not
the laptop!!! Please Help

Chris,

One of the most common causes of this frequently seen problem would be a
misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security component.
There are several other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your
problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

For more direct help, provide "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", and "net
config" from each computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article,
and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.

 

[Guest]

Chuck
I tried as suggested. I used start>run>control userpassword2 enter. In this
window the tick box for users to use username and password was ticked.
Cleared the tick and rebooted. All is well in the world.
Thanks jerryl50