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beggs
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Reg'd: Thu
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i have a desktop and a laptop.the desktop is connected to a netgear dg834gt wireless router and the laptop connects to this via wireless.i want to be able to access music and pictures from the desktop onto the laptop.i have tried to set up sharing on both computers but still have no success.
on the laptop if i click on start then my network places the netgear router shows up.
if i then click on view workgroup computers then i get the message (computer name) is not accessible.you might not have permission to use this network resource.please contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.the network path was not found.
i also get the same message if i try to do it through the desktop as well.
i also cannot get the printer which is connected to the desktop to share with the laptop either.
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BurrWalnut
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Reg'd: Tue
Posts: 3458
Loc: London, England
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I assume you’re running WinXP Home and you haven’t set up a Workgroup!
If so, firstly, set up a workgroup by right-clicking My Computer > Properties > Computer Name and change the default Workgroup Name to something more meaningful in your household, also make the Computer Name recognisable, e.g. MainPC or IBMPC. The computer should reboot.
Now identify the folders/files you want to share and right-click them and select share and read or read/write access. A little hand should appear under those that are shared. Alternatively, drag the files you want to share to Shared Folders.
Repeat this on all PCs, use the same workgroup name but, of course, a different computer name.
To see or copy files, go to Start > My Network Places and the computers/folders/files should appear. Using Explorer drag them from one PC to the other.
Windows firewall is normally set to allow file and printer sharing but if you have a third-party firewall make sure that it allows access so that each machine can talk to the other(s).
Share a printer, here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/printers.mspx
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