- Problem with xp pro connecting to xp for gaming
- Posted by timwaster on June 5th, 2008
I have 2 xp sp2 home edition computers connected with one xp pro computer on
a LAN. I can ping all three from all three. I can access all files and run
programs. The only thing I can't do is get games (or my homeschoooling
program) to work accross the network. The 2 xp sp2 computers do work and join
the same game with zone alarms on and without. The xp pro can see the game or
home schooling service running but won't connect. The xp pro computer just
tells me it is 'unable to join game'.
I have turned 'on' guest accounts. I have made the user and passwords all
the same. I have tried both simple and classic file sharing. I have tried
running in safe mode after disabling all firewalls, still nothing. I have
disabled security policy features and enabled full access. I have spent hours
reading the posts on this page and trying everything, but I have gotten no
where. What am I missing?
- Posted by James Egan on June 6th, 2008
On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:53:27 -0700, timwaster
<timwaster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Try uninstalling the firewall because disabling it isn't enough if it
has its knickers in a twist.
Jim.
- Posted by timwaster on June 6th, 2008
"James Egan" wrote:
- Posted by James Egan on June 6th, 2008
On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:36:01 -0700, timwaster
<timwaster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
No. I thought you were running zonealarm which sometimes need
uninstalling.
Jim.
