Can't access another PC on home network

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I'm getting the error msg: "\\pc_name is not accessable. You might not have
permissions to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
servicer to find out if you have permissions. The network path not found."

I currrently have a desktop and a laptop (wireless) connected via a Netgear
router. File sharing is turned on in both (and some folders on each set for
sharing) and everything between the two works OK. I recently purchase a new
desktop and would like to copy my document files from the old desk top to the
new one.

I can see the shared file on the laptop no problem and I can see the old
desktop in the My Network Places but get the above error when trying to
access the old PC.
I've been to the knowledge base and found a hit on the error message and
configured the new XP system accordingly. The two older systems are running
Windows-98. The two older systems seems to be configured the same except for
the desktop had asked for a network logon when it first boots up. I removed
the password and am getting the same error message (the network sign on
prompt still appears but no password is required now).

The workgroups on all three systems are the same except the new XP put the
workgroup name in CAPs. I've change the old desktop's workgroup name to also
be in CAPs (left the laptop the same in lower case) but still get the error
message (reboots on each change).

Run out of ideas.... any suggestions?

Thanks
Jim Tinder

Configurations:
old=Desktop - Window-
 
Try:

Change the user name and password used to log onto the XP machine to exactly
match the user name and password used to log onto the desktop machine.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
I'm getting the error msg: "\\pc_name is not accessable. You might not have
permissions to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
servicer to find out if you have permissions. The network path not found."

I currrently have a desktop and a laptop (wireless) connected via a Netgear
router. File sharing is turned on in both (and some folders on each set for
sharing) and everything between the two works OK. I recently purchase a new
desktop and would like to copy my document files from the old desk top to the
new one.

I can see the shared file on the laptop no problem and I can see the old
desktop in the My Network Places but get the above error when trying to
access the old PC.
I've been to the knowledge base and found a hit on the error message and
configured the new XP system accordingly. The two older systems are running
Windows-98. The two older systems seems to be configured the same except for
the desktop had asked for a network logon when it first boots up. I removed
the password and am getting the same error message (the network sign on
prompt still appears but no password is required now).

The workgroups on all three systems are the same except the new XP put the
workgroup name in CAPs. I've change the old desktop's workgroup name to also
be in CAPs (left the laptop the same in lower case) but still get the error
message (reboots on each change).

Run out of ideas.... any suggestions?

Thanks
Jim Tinder
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Jim,

Any time that you have Windows 98 and Windows XP on the LAN together, you have a
risk of browser conflicts. Browser conflicts can result in your symptoms.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html

Another cause, which can contribute to this problem, would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, and there are still more possibilities too.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
 
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