If you have not yet upgraded to Service Pack 2, make sure that the Windows XP firewall is disabled. Windows XP's firewall before Service Pack 2 will prevent file and printer sharing. If you have a third party firewall installed, make sure that it is configured to allow local network traffic.
I uninstalled Service pack 2 because I would get page Cannot Be Displayed on Internet Explorer after a few minutes of browsing and Purchased Zone Alarm firewall instead, their is more plasticity with ZA. I installed it on my Inspiron 8600 laptop and Dimension 4600 desktop which are networked together, firewall is unchecked on all my connections, I can share Internet between them, but I can access files and folders like this:
Dimension 4600 => Inspiron 8600, but not the other way around.
Dimension 4600 <= Inspiron 8600.
To me Service Pack 2 seems to be complicating things more than anything else. It's not the first time Microsoft has failed to achieve its goals and strategies (i.e. making business easier and computers user-firendly).
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If you have not yet upgraded to Service Pack 2, make sure that the Windows XP firewall is disabled. Windows XP's firewall before Service Pack 2 will prevent file and printer sharing. If you have a third party firewall installed, make sure that it is configured to allow local network traffic.
Steve
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September 26th, 2004 06:00
I uninstalled Service pack 2 because I would get page Cannot Be Displayed on Internet Explorer after a few minutes of browsing and Purchased Zone Alarm firewall instead, their is more plasticity with ZA. I installed it on my Inspiron 8600 laptop and Dimension 4600 desktop which are networked together, firewall is unchecked on all my connections, I can share Internet between them, but I can access files and folders like this:
Dimension 4600 => Inspiron 8600, but not the other way around.
Dimension 4600 <= Inspiron 8600.To me Service Pack 2 seems to be complicating things more than anything else. It's not the first time Microsoft has failed to achieve its goals and strategies (i.e. making business easier and computers user-firendly).