Need help in seeing my computer on my home network

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I have a laptop with XP on it and two desktops with 98 on it. I can see and
browse the two desktops from the XP laptop but I can only see the XP laptop
from the two 98 computers. I can't open up the XP laptop at all. It keeps
asking for a password? This laptop did come from a campany who had upgraded
and were selling the laptops off. Anyone have any idea how to get around
this? Thanks.
 
See if the following helps:
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Folder Options.
On the View page, look at the last line and make sure there's a
check mark next to "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)".

If that doesn't help, post back with more info about the laptop
such as what version of XP, Home or Pro.
 
I have a laptop with XP on it and two desktops with 98 on it. I can see and
browse the two desktops from the XP laptop but I can only see the XP laptop
from the two 98 computers. I can't open up the XP laptop at all. It keeps
asking for a password? This laptop did come from a campany who had upgraded
and were selling the laptops off. Anyone have any idea how to get around
this? Thanks.
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Run the Network Setup Wizard on the XP laptop (and only on that
computer, even if the Wizard tells you to run it on the other
computers). That often solves the problem. If it doesn't, keep
reading.

Is the prompt asking for the IPC$ password? If so, Windows XP is
trying to validate the user name which wants to access its shared
files. The solution is to create a user account on the Windows XP
machine with the same user name and password that you use to log onto
Windows 98.
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Wow! Thanks alot guys! It now works. I can access my XP laptop from my 98
desktops. Thanks again for you great help!!

Shaggy
 
OK, I have anohter one for you guys. I can get on my XP laptop but the
SharedDocs folder is the only one I can get into. I have another folder
shared but when I try to access it the 98 desktop computer says folder is not
accessible. Access is denied. Is there a setting I missed? Thanks in
advance.
 
It depends on which solution you used. If you took the approach
that Steve suggested and created user accounts on the laptop that
are identical in user name and password to the ones on the 98
machines then you might want to check on the permissions that
were assigned to that folder. Right click on the folder, select
Properties and click on the Sharing page. What users and groups
are listed? What permissions do they have? The simplest solution
is to add the Everyone group and give them Full Control. The
correct approach is to add the Users group and give them Change
and Read permissions. Only Administrators should be given Full
Control.

Also, have you logged on to the XP machine with the new
account(s) you created? They don't exist until you logon for the
first time.
 
I ran the Network Setup Wizard on the XP machine. That was what got rid of
the IPC$ password. Does this change what you told me in your previous post?
 
It wouldn't change the advice that I gave. My suggestion was to
make sure that Simple File sharing was enabled.

Try this, on your laptop right click on the folder you've shared
that can't be accessed. Do you see a tab titled Security? If so,
go to Control Panel -> Folder Options and on the Advanced page
make sure there's a check mark next to "Use Simple File Sharing".
Reboot both machines. Now see if you can connect to the folder.

Post back with the results.
 
First off, keep in mind that you cannot share the Windows and/or
Program Files folders with network users. If you're trying to
access either of these folders from your 98 machines, you'll get
that error message. Also, whenever you make changes on the
laptop, you'll have to log off and log back on to the Win98
machines in order to receive an updated access token.

OK. Let's try the following:

Because the folder was originally shared when SFS was disabled,
you won't be able to access it when SFS is enabled unless you
stop sharing it, and then setup sharing all over again. So it's
Stop sharing, then Start sharing.

First, make sure that Simple File Sharing is enabled.
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Folder Options.
On the View page, make sure there's a check mark next to "Use
Simple File Sharing (Recommended)".

Now, right click the folder you're having problems accessing and
click on the sharing tab.
Make sure that it looks like this:

http://support.microsoft.com/librar...blic/EN-US/WindowsXP/Networking/Ordner005.gif

You need to stop sharing the folder.
Remove the check mark from the box next to "Share this folder on
the network".
Click Apply.
Now, you'll share the folder again.
Put the check mark back in the box that you just removed it from.
Note: If you want to let network users change the contents of
this folder, put a check mark in the box next to "Allow network
users to change my files".
Click OK.

Go back to your Windows 98 computer and log off and log back on.
See if you can now access that folder.

If you are still having problems accessing that folder, you might
want to consider creating a new shared folder, verify that you
can establish network access and then copy and paste the entire
contents of the old folder into the new folder. Once you're sure
that you can gain access to the new folder, delete the old
folder. If you want, you can rename the new folder as well as
change it's share name. Just remember to logoff and logon to
Win98 after making those changes.

Here are a few resources you might want to consult for more info
on XP file sharing:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

If none of this helps, it's a possibility that the company that
owned the laptop before you put some security settings in place
to limit access. That's a whole different issue. Let's hope not.

Good luck.
 
Thank you so very much!! That worked. You are my networking god. Now if
only my netowkred printer worked!
 
Glad to hear you've got that fixed.

If you haven't done so already, you might want to post a question
regarding your networked printer in a new thread. You've got a
better chance of getting help that way.
 
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