Networking XP and 2000 pro

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Guest

How do I get Windows 2000 to network to my other computer that is running XP?
I used the XP Setup wizard to set up the network, but it does not recognize
2000.
 
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Dave Patrick

You'll want to create an account (in User Accounts) on the WinXP machines
with the username and password that you use to logon to the Windows 2000
machine with. Likewise you'll need to create an account (in Users and
Passwords) on the 2000 machine with the username and password that you use
to logon to the XP machines with. Then you'll need to share out the
resource(s) with permissions for those users. Also make sure they're all
part of the same workgroup. Then you'll no longer be prompted for the IPC$
password (Inter-process communication)

In a peer level workgroup, when you try to access resources on a Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003 machine, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 needs to authenticate the
user. If the user account doesn't exist in it's local account database, then
access will be denied.

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Regards,

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"bbecze(remove this)@cox.net" <bbecze(remove
this)@[email protected]> wrote:
| How do I get Windows 2000 to network to my other computer that is running
XP?
| I used the XP Setup wizard to set up the network, but it does not
recognize
| 2000.
 

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