FILE & PRINTER SHARING HELP PLEASE !!

[natsun]

I am desperately trying to get my network to do file and printer
sharing.......

I have internet sharing no problem.... and my wife and I want access over
the network to pictures and music files, also print out documents as one
would normally do.....

This is the problem at present and no-one seems to know how to cure it.

1. LAN CONNECTION PROPERTIES 4 boxes - client, file and printer sharing,
QoS packet scheduler, internet protocol.

2. I have QoS checked and Internet protocol checked.

3. If I check File and printer sharing for MS Networks and click OK it comes
up with the following menu message......... WHY????

"YOUR CURRENT SELECTION WILL ALSO DISABLE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: FILE AND
PRINTER SHARING FOR MICROSOFT NETWORKS ARE YOU SURE YOU
WANT TO DISABLE THESE COMPONENT(S)? YES/NO.......

Click NO and the check mark disappears...........

Click YES and go OK the menu disappears........ check in properties again
and the check mark for file/printer sharing has gone again.

Is it possible that in the original setup of windows that this has been
disabled from when the machine was built (CUSTOM BUILT 64bit and striped
HDDs) ??

We are at a total loss as to what else to do and as to why this message
comes up as it seems to contradict itself........ By putting a tick in the
check box you should be enabling this part and yet it doesn't.

I can ping both machines with no problem

Can someone please please help me on this?

Thanks

Steve

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the File and Printer sharing?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[natsun]

Hi Rick,

Tks for the reply and yes we have done just that with no success at
all......... it makes no sense at all.....

Any other ideas?

Steve

 

[natsun]

All sorted thanks.......

device manager....... uninstall adapter........ shut down and restarted,
checked everything there and all sharing, printer sharing the whole shabang!

Brilliant for something so friggin simple

Thanks for helping

Steve

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Cool, glad you got it sorted.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Plato]

I am desperately trying to get my network to do file and printer
sharing.......

Networking - General

http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
http://www.homenethelp.com/home-network.asp
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dccmain.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/category04

Networking - NT/XP Specific

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/homenetworking/
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/winxpnetworking/
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813936
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/getstarted/default.mspx