Opening other shared files from laptop

when i open up the Broadband Network Utility on my laptop
and double click on my desktop computer, i'm not able to
open up my shared files of it. should i be able to? i
know they're shared, it's just not letting me open it...

Are you running a software firewall or ICF on the
desktop? That would block it.

What OS are you running on the computers?

>-----Original Message-----
>when i open up the Broadband Network Utility on my
laptop
>and double click on my desktop computer, i'm not able to
>open up my shared files of it. should i be able to? i
>know they're shared, it's just not letting me open it...
>.
>

no, no firewall
i'm on xp on my laptop, and ME (ugh, i know) on my
desktop, but i can connect from my desktop to my laptop,
so i don't see why doing it the other way wouldn't
work ..
>-----Original Message-----
>Are you running a software firewall or ICF on the
>desktop? That would block it.
>
>What OS are you running on the computers?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>when i open up the Broadband Network Utility on my
>laptop
>>and double click on my desktop computer, i'm not able
to
>>open up my shared files of it. should i be able to? i
>>know they're shared, it's just not letting me open it...
>>.
>>
>.
>

nope, no firewall

laptop - XP

desktop - ME (i know, i know...shh)
>-----Original Message-----
>Are you running a software firewall or ICF on the
>desktop? That would block it.
>
>What OS are you running on the computers?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>when i open up the Broadband Network Utility on my
>laptop
>>and double click on my desktop computer, i'm not able
to
>>open up my shared files of it. should i be able to? i
>>know they're shared, it's just not letting me open it...
>>.
>>
>.
>