share folders

[Peter Kirk]

Hi

I have a laptop, which I use at work and home, and a desktop PC I use at
home. Both run Windows XP.

I can't get them to "see" each others shared folders, but I can play network
games with them. How can I see shared folders? Do the computers have to have
the same "workgroup"? My laptop seems to have something called a "domain",
whereas the desktop does not appear to have - could this be the problem?

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi

I have a laptop, which I use at work and home, and a desktop PC I use at
home. Both run Windows XP.

I can't get them to "see" each others shared folders, but I can play network
games with them. How can I see shared folders? Do the computers have to have
the same "workgroup"? My laptop seems to have something called a "domain",
whereas the desktop does not appear to have - could this be the problem?

Thanks,
Peter

Your laptop appears to be connected to a domain at work. I recommend
consulting with the network administrator at work to find out how to
connect the laptop at home while preserving the work settings.
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