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I am trying to network my pc with my laptop via an adsl wireless router. My PC is on XP Pro and the laptop is on XP Home. I have done the networking wizard on both computers and this all seemed to work. Both computers could ping each other but when i tried to share files on either computer I got the message "you might not have permission to use this system resource".
I tried to set up a network id on the xp pro computer and ensure they had the same username, but this seems to have made it worse. Now when I try to view the workgroup computers from the pc i get the "you may not....etc" message again. Although the laptop can still see the pc, but the pc cannot see the laptop.
I am now at a complete loss for what to do next. Any suggestion would be gratefully received.
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Make sure you have both the "Client For Microsoft Networks" client and "File and Printer Sharing For Miccrosoft Networks" service loaded. If possible, goto Start, Run, and run ipconfig /all and post your results.
