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by kimscomputing

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I have networked a WinMe and Win2000 system. I am only a little familiar with Win2000 so I think I may need some help. I have them both attached to a hub/switch and have green lights. My win2000 cpu can see my winMe cpu but when I double click onit - I cannot access the cpu. I am familiar with network settings so I know that they are both on the same domain and are running netbuei and tc/pi. My winMe machine cannot see the Win2000 CPU.

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by kwonders

When you say they are both on the same domain, does that mean that you are running W2k server with active directory initiated or just W2k Pro in a workgroup? Are you in a workgroup or a domain? Have you set up a user account in the Domain/Workgroup for the ME workstation? Have you activated the proper proticals on the ME system to network it? I am only a little familiar myself, hope these thoughts initiate a solution.

by brian

Are you sharing any resources? You will install file and printer sharing in the network control panel as a service. Then open My Computer and right click on a Hard Disk or Printer to check that it is being shared.

by vitoga

You actually need to create shares for the machines to be seen and you need to give share permissions for each computer to users for it to work.
Both Operating systems have different ways of creating shares and giving permissions.
The only way for your Win2K machine can see folders inside the WinMe machine is for you to allow for File & Print Sharing and then to actually share a drive or folder. For your WinMe machine to see the Win2K machine you not only have to set up shares you also have to give permissions to users.

To create a share in Win2K

Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the folder or drive you want to share.
Right-click the folder or drive, and then click Sharing.
On the Sharing tab, click Share this folder.
To change the name of the shared folder or drive, type a new name in Share name. The new name is what users will see when they connect to this shared folder or drive. The actual name of the folder or drive does not change.
To set shared folder permissions on the shared folder or drive, click Permissions.
To set up this shared folder to be used offline, click Caching.

Notes

To share folders and drives, you must be logged on as a member of the Administrators, Server Operators, or Power Users group.
If the Sharing tab is not visible, try using the Services snap-in to start your Server service.
If the folder is already shared, click New Share and then type the new share name.
You can hide the shared folder from browsing by typing $ as the last character of the share name. Users will not be able to see this shared folder when they browse using My Computer or Windows Explorer, but they can map to it.
Give permissions to a user and make sure you log on to your WinMe machineas that user. Because only that user will be allowed to see the shares.

by vitoga

In Win Me the first thing you have to do is allow for File & Print Sharing.
To do that you must go to
Start|Settings|Control Panel|Network
click on the File & Print Sharing button and then you can choose to share files and/or printers.
After your done your computer will reboot. Then you can share folders or drives the same way mention aboved for Win2K.

by sritter

All of the above are correct about setting up file and print sharing, etc. But one thing I have found is that for the Win ME machine to connect to the Win2k machine, you need to create an account on the Win2k machine with the name of the logged on user in Win ME. Then give that user rights to the share in Win2k.

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