XP Pro / XP HOME Not sharing Files / Printer

[Hourston]

Had a 5 month old XP Home PC, just bought a new laptop
with XP Pro. Connected both machines via 4 port router,
and they will not let me share my files etc. The XP Home
machine worked fine (shared files / printers) with my
other older WIN 98 SE machine but will not work with the
new XP PRO machine.

This reminds me of my WIN 95 days - Has Bill Gates done it
to me again?

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

Had a 5 month old XP Home PC, just bought a new laptop
with XP Pro. Connected both machines via 4 port router,
and they will not let me share my files etc. The XP Home
machine worked fine (shared files / printers) with my
other older WIN 98 SE machine but will not work with the
new XP PRO machine.

This reminds me of my WIN 95 days - Has Bill Gates done it
to me again?

Disable the firewall on the new XP Pro computer. If that's not
it, please have a look at
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm.

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

enable the guest accounts on both machines