My Network Places

[Guest]

I just loaded XP Home on a desk top computer. I shared a hard drive on the
desktop but it doesn't show up in My Network Places. I also have a home net
work with two computers and a hub. On my laptop I can see the other desktop
but when I click on it i get this message (Desktop is not accessible. You
might not have permission to use this network resource.) Can anyone help with
this?

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

I just loaded XP Home on a desk top computer. I shared a hard drive on the
desktop but it doesn't show up in My Network Places. I also have a home net
work with two computers and a hub. On my laptop I can see the other desktop
but when I click on it i get this message (Desktop is not accessible. You
might not have permission to use this network resource.) Can anyone help with
this?

Randy,

Your problem is generally caused by a misconfigured or overlooked personal
firewall, or inconsistent NetBT setting.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html

We could look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config
server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, and try to diagnose
the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Or, you can read about other possibilities.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/mysterious-error-5-aka-access-denied.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/mysterious-error-5-aka-access-denied.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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