Got a new Netgear Router, I have all computers on the internet successfully,
however, I cannot seem to get all the computers to see each other in order to
do file sharing etc.

Is there a way to clear out or reconfigure Windows XP Professional, so that
I can use the network wizard enabling each computer back to sharing and
seeing each other?

Bare in mind I also have a print server also affected by this issue.

Thanks

Daddio

Make sure that all of the computers are in the same workgroup by right
clicking on the "My Computer" icon and choosing properties and then the
"Computer Name" tab on top and finally the "Change" button on the following
screen.
Make sure that the workgroup is the same for all machines.


"Daddio" <Daddio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:656ADD92-CAEE-4CD9-9C82-AF4320F1BCC6@microsoft.com...
> Got a new Netgear Router, I have all computers on the internet
> successfully,
> however, I cannot seem to get all the computers to see each other in order
> to
> do file sharing etc.
>
> Is there a way to clear out or reconfigure Windows XP Professional, so
> that
> I can use the network wizard enabling each computer back to sharing and
> seeing each other?
>
> Bare in mind I also have a print server also affected by this issue.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daddio

In news:656ADD92-CAEE-4CD9-9C82-AF4320F1BCC6@microsoft.com,
Daddio <Daddio@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Got a new Netgear Router, I have all computers on the internet
> successfully, however, I cannot seem to get all the computers to see
> each other in order to do file sharing etc.
>
> Is there a way to clear out or reconfigure Windows XP Professional,
> so that I can use the network wizard enabling each computer back to
> sharing and seeing each other?
>
> Bare in mind I also have a print server also affected by this issue.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daddio

Wireless doesn't make any difference here. Are the computers in the same
workgroup? Is the firewall on each set up with exceptions for file/print
sharing? Can you ping each computer by its IP address from the other(s)? Can
you ping each computer by name?

Are they all XP Pro?

Chris

This blew me away, I found a post that spoke of ensuring that you completely
disable every Firewall, also it spoke of disabling any antispyware programs.
So when I disabled Microsofts Antispyware application low and behold all
sharing commenced. Because it protects the computer similarl to a firewall by
locking in registry settings. Then after all shares between my computers had
come back, I enabled all firewalls again, rebboted saving all settings and
all is well.

My last item is my print server I thing I just need to reboot it.

Thanks for your response.

Daddio - NY

"Chris Hagan" wrote:

> Make sure that all of the computers are in the same workgroup by right
> clicking on the "My Computer" icon and choosing properties and then the
> "Computer Name" tab on top and finally the "Change" button on the following
> screen.
> Make sure that the workgroup is the same for all machines.
>
>
> "Daddio" <Daddio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:656ADD92-CAEE-4CD9-9C82-AF4320F1BCC6@microsoft.com...
> > Got a new Netgear Router, I have all computers on the internet
> > successfully,
> > however, I cannot seem to get all the computers to see each other in order
> > to
> > do file sharing etc.
> >
> > Is there a way to clear out or reconfigure Windows XP Professional, so
> > that
> > I can use the network wizard enabling each computer back to sharing and
> > seeing each other?
> >
> > Bare in mind I also have a print server also affected by this issue.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Daddio
>
>
>

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> Are they all XP Pro?

What if they're not, e.g., one is XP Home?
(all SP2)

In news:43C2BCCD.4841D5AC@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net,
ll <lkslittle@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net> typed:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>> Are they all XP Pro?
>
> What if they're not, e.g., one is XP Home?
> (all SP2)

It will work fine (no compatibility issues), but you can't get easy access
to the NTFS security properties/ tab in Home....you have to go into safe
mode and log in as the built-in admin account IIRC (I never use Home!)

NB: Please change your news client settings so it won't snip out all quoted
text in replies - it makes it nearly impossible for others to follow the
thread. Tx.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>> Are they all XP Pro?
>>
>> What if they're not, e.g., one is XP Home?
>> (all SP2)
>
> It will work fine (no compatibility issues), but you can't get easy access
> to the NTFS security properties/ tab in Home....you have to go into safe
> mode and log in as the built-in admin account IIRC

And then?

> (I never use Home!)

They (Pro and Home) came preinstalled on the two PCs.

Do user accounts on the two machines have to be identically named
for a user to access file on the other computer?
In "All Uers" (not in individual user accounts) I have the
Shared Documents folder shared.



> NB: Please change your news client settings so it won't snip out all quoted
> text in replies - it makes it nearly impossible for others to follow the
> thread. Tx.

I was taught that it is poor netiquette not to trim your posts
to the essential issue.

In news:43C2E76A.19F6BBFC@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net,
ll <lkslittle@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net> typed:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>> Are they all XP Pro?
>>>
>>> What if they're not, e.g., one is XP Home?
>>> (all SP2)
>>
>> It will work fine (no compatibility issues), but you can't get easy
>> access to the NTFS security properties/ tab in Home....you have to
>> go into safe mode and log in as the built-in admin account IIRC
>
> And then?
>
>> (I never use Home!)
>
> They (Pro and Home) came preinstalled on the two PCs.
>
> Do user accounts on the two machines have to be identically named
> for a user to access file on the other computer?
> In "All Uers" (not in individual user accounts) I have the
> Shared Documents folder shared.

Yes, it will make life a lot easier if the users & passwords are the same.

>
>
>
>> NB: Please change your news client settings so it won't snip out all
>> quoted text in replies - it makes it nearly impossible for others
>> to follow the thread. Tx.
>
> I was taught that it is poor netiquette not to trim your posts
> to the essential issue.

It's good netiquette to snip out extraneous stuff when a thread gets too
long.....but not all of it.