How to access W2000 Pro with Windows xp pro

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HDI

Hi,

Does anyone know how to access a windows 2000 professional (test
server) from a windows xp?

Thx.
 
HDI said:
Hi,

Does anyone know how to access a windows 2000 professional (test
server) from a windows xp?

Thx.
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You do it as if you had two WinXP machines: By using
the same accounts/passwords on both machines.
 
Maybe your problem is that of the four versions of Windows 2000, the
Professional version is not a server.

Here's the list:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server


Or maybe I didn't understand your question as it was stated.

| Hi,
|
| Does anyone know how to access a windows 2000 professional (test
| server) from a windows xp?
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| Thx.
|
 
HDI said:
Hi,

Does anyone know how to access a windows 2000 professional (test
server) from a windows xp?

Thx.
Click to expand...


On the WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is
disabled on the internal LAN connection.

On the Win2K PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer
Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q258717


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