I can not connect 2 windows xp home computers

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Chuck

I have two computers I would like to setup on a LAN.

PC A (personal computer A) has been set up on this LAN
before and has successfully connected to windows 98,
windows ME, and windows 2000.
Currently I can see PC B under 'view workgroup
computers', however when I select to open PC B I get a
message about it not being accessible

PC B has not been on a network before. Every time I go
to 'view workgroup computers' there is a long period
before the window opens. When the window opens nothing
is in it.

Both PC's successfully connect to the internet at the
same time. Both have guest accounts enabled, have been
pinged from other, both have 'File and Print Sharing for
Microsoft Networks' installed, TCP/IP protocols
installed, and 'Client for Microsoft Networks' installed.

I am using two different builds of Windows XP home that
are fully updated.

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Thank you for any help
 
is your harddrive on pc b secured? in other words is it
turned off to sharing, if so, goto my computer, select
drive and then onto sharing. follow directions from
there and you should be fine.


hope this helps, Alan
 
Hi Alan,

Some of the partions were not turned on to sharing,
however all of the formatted partions are now shared.
This has not solved the problem.

Thank you
 
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