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by gustavo_betancourt

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I have a laptop running Windows XP and a desktop running Windows 98. I am trying to share resources (folders, files, printers) between the two machines. When I share a Windows XP folder and try to access it from a Windows 98 machine I can access it with no problems. However, when I share a folder or printer on the Windows 98 computer and try to access it from Windows XP, I cannot do it. I can see the computer in "My network places" under the "workgroup" tab, but when I double click it to accessthe shared resources the following error comes up: "\\*computername* is not accessible. You mighn not have permissions to use the network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out if you have access permissions. The network pathwas not found." Please advise.

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by ann777

On your WinXP box, do this:
Right-click "My Computer"
Click Explore
Tools
Folder Options
Click on the "view" tab
Scroll all the way down & uncheck the "use simple file sharing" check box.

On your Win98 computer, make sure Control Panel --> Users has the WinXP login and password in it's ACL (Access Control List).

by ann777

My understanding on the XP box, is that "simple" file sharing is really a limited form of one-way sharing... and unfortunately it's the default setting to have this checked. Uncheck it and you should be able to share in both directions.

by gustavo_betancourt

Thank you for the information. However, that did not help. I figured out that the problem was that the firewall that I had installed in Windows 98 did not completely uninstall when I tried to. I am now able to see the folders in the Windows 98 computer remotely, even with "simple" file sharing enabled.

by fenaikh

Hi

pls visit these URL:

Note:
If you are using direct cable connection in win98 then you can only access host files in one direction.

Good luck

Mohamed

1-Windows XP Simple File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

2- Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

3- Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm4- Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

***Very Important NOTE *********
After you copy the URL a space or a %20 maybe gets inserted in the URL when you paste it into your browser. Delete any spaces or such characters from the URL for the page to be loaded.
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by gustavo_betancourt

I didn't go to those web sites (I did write them down for future reference). The part that helped me was when you mentioned the firewall. I made sure that a firewall that was installed in Windows 98 was completely removed from the system. i.e. registry settings etc. I can now share folders in either direction. Thank you

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