Trying to get XP Pro and Home to shar files

drowning281 · Post by **drowning281** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:03 pm

I have Windows XP Professional. and my other comp is Windows Home. I have a Linksys Router. they both use the net and work fine. but i dont know how to get them to shar files. if you could help that would be good. thanks

Courtney · Post by **Courtney** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:31 pm

XP (all versions) use accounts to set up security. To enable sharing, the active account on one system must exist on the other. That is, if John/password is logged into Computer A, the account John/password must exist on Computer B. That account (on Computer B) doesn't have to be logged into, just in existence.

XP will use the local account to authenticate the user from the other computer. You can also enable the Guest account, but this is highly, highly, highly not recommended. (Did I say, highly not recommended?)

By the way, don't forget to share in the first place.

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JackMDS · Post by **JackMDS** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:52 pm

Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Settings, and Sharing.

Link to: Windows Network - Installing & Sharing.