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by olei

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Help i have 2 computers connected peer to peer with win xp srv pack 2. I can ping the other machine but when I try acces shared documents am told I dont have log in rights to access the computer help what do I do?

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by ippirate

Check that Simple File sharing is enabled. Next, ensure that the Windows firewall is not on. If it is then you can either turn it off or check that file and print sharing is allowed under firewall exceptions.

by ippirate

Are you placing the files you want to share in the Shared Files folder? If not, then you need to do so or, alternatively, you can share the actual folder they are in and then use the directions BFF has posted below to create a local user account and log on to retrieve.

by olei

Simple File sharing is enabled,Windows firewall is not on and file and print sharing is allowed under firewall exceptions.what next?

by blackcurrant

Hi

Do both machines have the same accounts on them? Make sure they do, and allow these accounts access to the shared resources. You should not have any problems after that.

Good luck

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