XP HOME does not work like XP PRO

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I have been running two PCs with XP PRO through a Netgear ADSL Router and
sharing files with no problem.

I have added a (DELL) PC with XP HOME (pre installed) and can't see the home
network (although the other two PC PRSs can see, but not access the PC HOME.

From PC HOME if I click on favourite network I get an error stating that
the network is not available or that I may not have the authorisation to use
the resource.

I have all users and administrators set ut identically on all three machines.

Is there a factory set administrator password that I need to change with XP
HOME?
 
I have been running two PCs with XP PRO through a Netgear ADSL Router and
sharing files with no problem.

I have added a (DELL) PC with XP HOME (pre installed) and can't see the home
network (although the other two PC PRSs can see, but not access the PC HOME.

From PC HOME if I click on favourite network I get an error stating that
the network is not available or that I may not have the authorisation to use
the resource.

I have all users and administrators set ut identically on all three machines.

Is there a factory set administrator password that I need to change with XP
HOME?
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The behaviour that your describing is not unusual. There are a number of
possible causes for it, though. Read this article:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
 
Hello Chuck,

I have been all through your excellent set-up procedure, but I am still not
succeeding: I have set up the guest accounts on all machines and activated
them with the same password, but I still can't see the network from the XP
Home machine (I can from XP PRO machines).

The only part that I didn't fully follow concerned the local security
policies on the XP PRO machines as they already access eachother perfectly.

In your description you talk about servers and clients, but I don't have a
server as all my machines are simply plugged into a Netgear ADSL router.

BTW is it normal that each machine has an account administrator, that is not
accessible on start-up (I am the named administrator with the same password
 
Hello Chuck,

I have been all through your excellent set-up procedure, but I am still not
succeeding: I have set up the guest accounts on all machines and activated
them with the same password, but I still can't see the network from the XP
Home machine (I can from XP PRO machines).

The only part that I didn't fully follow concerned the local security
policies on the XP PRO machines as they already access eachother perfectly.

In your description you talk about servers and clients, but I don't have a
server as all my machines are simply plugged into a Netgear ADSL router.

BTW is it normal that each machine has an account administrator, that is not
accessible on start-up (I am the named administrator with the same password
on every machine)?
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Just to start,
# The default Administrator account is created when the system is setup. That
account has to exist, in case the owner never sets up an administrator account.
That account has to exist, though some folk like to rename it, then strip it of
privilege, to frustrate any possible hackers who may try to hijack it.
# A server is any computer that provides shared resources. Windows XP acts as a
server, when it is running File and Printer Sharing for Windows Networks, with
the Server service started. Windows XP is not a Server Operating System, but it
can perform as a server anyway.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/simple-network-definition.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/simple-network-definition.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Now then, when you mention "cannot see (from Network Neighborhood)..." this is a
browser problem. Browser problems are most frequently caused by:
# A personal firewall problem. A misconfigured or malfunctioning personal
firewall, on either computer, can block browser access.
# An anonymous access block. Any computer which restricts anonymous access can't
be enumerated by the browser.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html

Authentication issues, with the Guest account, are not relevant to browser
problems.

If no help yet, provide diagnostic data here, as described in my article.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
 
Most likely, the problem is with the firewall on the new pc. Many new
pcs come preinstalled with Norton or Macafee Security suites, and by
default no network access is allowed from other computers.
 
Most likely, the problem is with the firewall on the new pc. Many new
pcs come preinstalled with Norton or Macafee Security suites, and by
default no network access is allowed from other computers.
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Yeah, the firewall is my bet too. That's why it's #1 in the list. It's by far
the most common solution here.

Unfortunately, there are a few reasons why that's not the first thing some folks
try to fix.
 
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