Thanks,
Any ideas on how to have the firewall configured? Do you suggest, if
available, hit the default settings? Both computers are vista. the laptop is
home premium and the desktop is home basic.
I think creating the matching users/passwords is what helped me get back
into my laptop from my desktop.
I'll keep plugging away at my firewall. Although the firewall shouldn't
prevent me from accessing the desktop folders from the desktop through the
network window.
"Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> DM wrote:
> Quote:
>> Ok Malke, what are we over looking. I have applied the instructions from
>> the link you provided and they are the same instructions I have been
>> applying for the last 24 hours. However, I am now back up to viewing
>> files
>> on my laptop from my desktop but not the other way around.
>>
>> I can not even view the files on my desktop from my desktop by going
>> through the network path. I keep getting network path not found error. I
>> tried renaming the computer and rebooting; failed. I tried updating the
>> the security/sharing users; failed. I go to networks and see computer 123
>> and computer 345. I can click on 123 and see all shared folders and
>> printers. I click on 345 and see all folders and printers but when I
>> click
>> on any of the folders, I get the error message.
>
> From your description of the issue, I would say that you have a one or
> more
> things set wrong: misconfigured firewall, misconfigured permissions on the
> shared folders, and if you haven't created the matching users/passwords
> you
> need to do so.
>
> If any of the computers are XP Pro, disable Simple File Sharing.
>
> Malke
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