how to map a network drive from xp home to xp pro

[mike]

i just bought a new ibm computer running xp home
edition. in trying to map a network drive from it to my
other imb, which runs xp pro, i'm running into problems.
the xp home machine is taking the place of one that ran
win98 & that one had no problem with mapping the network
drive. i want to use the xp home machine to write to the
hd on the xp pro one. can anyone help? thanks.

 

[Chuck]

i just bought a new ibm computer running xp home
edition. in trying to map a network drive from it to my
other imb, which runs xp pro, i'm running into problems.
the xp home machine is taking the place of one that ran
win98 & that one had no problem with mapping the network
drive. i want to use the xp home machine to write to the
hd on the xp pro one. can anyone help? thanks.

Mike,

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Home
and Pro on the same network, you need to have SFS enabled on XP Pro.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"),
on each computer.

Do either of the computers have a software firewall (ICF or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445
and UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by identifying the other computers as present in
the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of
(network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

And Mike, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

Chuck, thanks for the advice. It seems to be working now-
the problem was with getting QuickBooks software (which
always seems to be quirky)to write to the xp pro machine--
other software seemed to write ok. I had never heard the
word "munge" before-looked it up after you tipped me off,
& will be careful henceforth. I think the way I've
listed the email address this time is a correct way. But
how long before email mining software works around
munge? "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're
not out to get me." Mike

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[Chuck]

Chuck, thanks for the advice. It seems to be working now-
the problem was with getting QuickBooks software (which
always seems to be quirky)to write to the xp pro machine--
other software seemed to write ok. I had never heard the
word "munge" before-looked it up after you tipped me off,
& will be careful henceforth. I think the way I've
listed the email address this time is a correct way. But
how long before email mining software works around
munge? "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're
not out to get me." Mike

Mike,

Long term, you're right. The address mining is always going to get more
sophisticated. Posting your email address is always going to be risky.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.