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I am having difficulty getting a Win 2000 desktop integrated into a home
workgroup network with two Win XP Pro computers (one desktop and one laptop).
I particularly need for the W2K computer to print to a shared printer on the
XP Desktop.
Symptoms & Conditions:
All three computers have been joined to the same workgroup name. The two XP
machines can each see the shared printer and shared folders on the other XP
computer. Each XP machine can see the W2K desktop but no shared resources on
the W2K machine. (I shared a local printer and a single folder on the W2K
computer for testing purposes.) When browsing from the W2K computer looking
for shared printers or folders this machine will see the workgroup name but
only sees itself and its own shared resources as part of the workgroup.
All three computers have administrator and non-administrator accounts on
them. I made sure that I was logged in as an administrator when setting up
all shares and when adding all machines to the workgroup name. The XP
machine hosting the target printer has the firewall set to allow file and
printer sharing.
I tried connecting the W2K desktop to the shared printer using the printer
address copied from the XP Pro laptop which connects to the target printer
properly but to no avail.
Help is urgently needed as there are spousal implications to the problem.
She suspects I'm dragging my feet getting her hooked up since my computer is
working properly. But I am truly at a loss.
workgroup network with two Win XP Pro computers (one desktop and one laptop).
I particularly need for the W2K computer to print to a shared printer on the
XP Desktop.
Symptoms & Conditions:
All three computers have been joined to the same workgroup name. The two XP
machines can each see the shared printer and shared folders on the other XP
computer. Each XP machine can see the W2K desktop but no shared resources on
the W2K machine. (I shared a local printer and a single folder on the W2K
computer for testing purposes.) When browsing from the W2K computer looking
for shared printers or folders this machine will see the workgroup name but
only sees itself and its own shared resources as part of the workgroup.
All three computers have administrator and non-administrator accounts on
them. I made sure that I was logged in as an administrator when setting up
all shares and when adding all machines to the workgroup name. The XP
machine hosting the target printer has the firewall set to allow file and
printer sharing.
I tried connecting the W2K desktop to the shared printer using the printer
address copied from the XP Pro laptop which connects to the target printer
properly but to no avail.
Help is urgently needed as there are spousal implications to the problem.
She suspects I'm dragging my feet getting her hooked up since my computer is
working properly. But I am truly at a loss.