Laptop can't share desktop file

I have the wireless base station on my DESKTOP computer
and the MN500 in my laptop. I can access the internet on
both computers and the DESKTOP recognizes the laptop just
fine. BUT, the laptop does not see the DESKTOP in the
NETWORK DEVICES list (in the Broadband Network Utility)
and I can not access the files on it. Says I don't have
the necessary permissons.

I have already shared the drives, confirmed the same
workgroup name, and disabled my firewall on the DESKTOP.
Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Brian

You must have the same user name and password for both machines.


"brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c36701c3ed17$5ceafa80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have the wireless base station on my DESKTOP computer
> and the MN500 in my laptop. I can access the internet on
> both computers and the DESKTOP recognizes the laptop just
> fine. BUT, the laptop does not see the DESKTOP in the
> NETWORK DEVICES list (in the Broadband Network Utility)
> and I can not access the files on it. Says I don't have
> the necessary permissons.
>
> I have already shared the drives, confirmed the same
> workgroup name, and disabled my firewall on the DESKTOP.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian

I finally figured out the solution after searching google
for 3 hours. Enabling Netbios on the XP machine solved
the problem. I'm now sharing files and printers.
>-----Original Message-----
>You must have the same user name and password for both
machines.
>
>
>"brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:c36701c3ed17$5ceafa80$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have the wireless base station on my DESKTOP computer
>> and the MN500 in my laptop. I can access the internet
on
>> both computers and the DESKTOP recognizes the laptop
just
>> fine. BUT, the laptop does not see the DESKTOP in the
>> NETWORK DEVICES list (in the Broadband Network Utility)
>> and I can not access the files on it. Says I don't
have
>> the necessary permissons.
>>
>> I have already shared the drives, confirmed the same
>> workgroup name, and disabled my firewall on the
DESKTOP.
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brian
>
>
>.
>

Can you tell me briefly how to do that?

Thanks,
Brian

>-----Original Message-----
>I finally figured out the solution after searching
google
>for 3 hours. Enabling Netbios on the XP machine solved
>the problem. I'm now sharing files and printers.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You must have the same user name and password for both
>machines.
>>
>>
>>"brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message
>>news:c36701c3ed17$5ceafa80$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I have the wireless base station on my DESKTOP
computer
>>> and the MN500 in my laptop. I can access the
internet
>on
>>> both computers and the DESKTOP recognizes the laptop
>just
>>> fine. BUT, the laptop does not see the DESKTOP in the
>>> NETWORK DEVICES list (in the Broadband Network
Utility)
>>> and I can not access the files on it. Says I don't
>have
>>> the necessary permissons.
>>>
>>> I have already shared the drives, confirmed the same
>>> workgroup name, and disabled my firewall on the
>DESKTOP.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brian
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Hey! I'm having the same problem, and after being on the
phone to MS for over 4 hours now I just gave up. My
desktop has Windows XP Home and my two laptops have
Windows 2000 Professional. I can access files off of the
laptop from the desktop, but when it comes to accessing
files and folders such as My Documents folders, it just
doesn't seem to work, and it says 'Access is Denied'.
Please can someone give me some suggestions because I'm
wrecking my brains out over this!
>-----Original Message-----
>Can you tell me briefly how to do that?
>
>Thanks,
>Brian
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I finally figured out the solution after searching
>google
>>for 3 hours. Enabling Netbios on the XP machine solved
>>the problem. I'm now sharing files and printers.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>You must have the same user name and password for both
>>machines.
>>>
>>>
>>>"brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>message
>>>news:c36701c3ed17$5ceafa80$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>>> I have the wireless base station on my DESKTOP
>computer
>>>> and the MN500 in my laptop. I can access the
>internet
>>on
>>>> both computers and the DESKTOP recognizes the laptop
>>just
>>>> fine. BUT, the laptop does not see the DESKTOP in
the
>>>> NETWORK DEVICES list (in the Broadband Network
>Utility)
>>>> and I can not access the files on it. Says I don't
>>have
>>>> the necessary permissons.
>>>>
>>>> I have already shared the drives, confirmed the same
>>>> workgroup name, and disabled my firewall on the
>>DESKTOP.
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>