file and printer sharing problems

The easiest way around this is to create a username and password on both computers that are identical and use that to log onto the PC's. If you have several user's on the systems make sure they have the exact same ID and password on both PC's and that they have the rights to use the printer and access the shares.

This is a common problem when networking xp in a peer-to-peer network. You have to install the IPX protocol on both (all) computers. Basically what has happened is that they have no way of communicating to each other since xp doesn't use Netbeui any more.

1. Install IPX protocol from the properties of each of the NIC's.
2. Reboot the machines after installing.
3. Your done.

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Sure I have done this before. Here is the gotcha. To get rid of the system(s) trying to login into the share computer as guest account You must disable simple file sharing. Under printers and faxes click tools at the top of the window, select folder options under advanced settings, go all the way down to the bottom of the list, use simple file sharing (recommended) will have a check mark, click the small box to turn off simple file sharing. That should do it!

Do you have the client for microsoft installed on the computer that is trying to connect to the share. You may have to uninstall client for microsoft networks and reinstall it after the reboot. You need to setup an id on the share computer that matches the computer name of the computer that is trying connect to share.