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XP Pro & Home - Problems

  • 17-06-2005 9:20am
    #1
    Baffled
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭


    We have 2 machines at home. A desktop with Win XP Pro and a laptop with Win XP Home. Recently I have been having problems when I want to open the shared folder on the desktop from the laptop. Some kind of error about permissions. When I look at the sharing properties of the folder on the desktop, the sharing option is not selected.

    When I try to share the folder it will not allow me. I think it says something about a service server or server service.

    I dont understand, because up until last week I could access the shared folders from the laptop, and now that I cant, it wont even let me reshare the folders.

    Has it something to do with a clash between Pro and Home or is it something im doing wrong?


Comments

  • #2
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    On the machine from which you are serving:
    Click start>run
    Type services.msc
    Goto the "Server" service. Ensure that it is running, and ensure it has been set to "Automatic" as opposed to disabled or manual.


  • #3
    Baffled
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭Baffled


    Thanx a mill snappieT, its working perfectly now. Dunno why it just suddenly stopped running though.


  • #4
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    Also, see if the NETBEUI protocol is installed along with your TCP/IP protocol. you need NETBEUI for proper sharing. Its not installed by default but its on the XP cd or you can google it. Its had me stumped a few times!


  • #5
    Baffled
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭Baffled


    Im just after noticing now that my internet connection is a bit shaky. Connecting sometimes and timing out others. Also connecting to the shared folders, sometimes it tells me that I cant. Is it because I started the server, or do I have to start or enable something else?


  • #6
    axer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    Baffled wrote:
    Im just after noticing now that my internet connection is a bit shaky. Connecting sometimes and timing out others. Also connecting to the shared folders, sometimes it tells me that I cant. Is it because I started the server, or do I have to start or enable something else?
    What type of internet connection you using? broadband or dialup? more than likely its your ethernet cable.


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