2 xp computers wont see eachother on network

[Guest]

I'm roughly familiar with basic networking with win98 & win2k but not really
competant with xp. I have my desktop and laptop both using win xp. Neither
computer can access eachother. The desktop can see the laptop but can't
access anything since a pop-up saying "might not have permission" .
The laptop can't access the workgroup at all saying I "might not have
permisson to
use this network resource"

please help
mike

 

[Chuck]

I'm roughly familiar with basic networking with win98 & win2k but not really
competant with xp. I have my desktop and laptop both using win xp. Neither
computer can access eachother. The desktop can see the laptop but can't
access anything since a pop-up saying "might not have permission" .
The laptop can't access the workgroup at all saying I "might not have
permisson to
use this network resource"

please help
mike

Mike,

The most common cause of this problem is a personal firewall.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>

If your firewalls aren't the problem, run browstat and look for a browser
conflict.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>

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Chuck
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