Problem with sharing files between computers

I am brand new to networking. I have got my home computer set up with a
router attached by an ethernet cable into my modem. I then have an ethernet
cable into my desktop. My laptop has a wireless card and I can connect just
fine to the internet. But I cannot share any files and folders between
computers. I have tried the network wizard numerous times but I am still not
able to share anything. In fact I cannot even get it to show a wireless
network on either computer.

I am running XP with service pack 3 and I am also using Windows Live One
Care for my virus protection.

I have tried looking through past questions to figure out the answer but
like I said, I am new to networking and I am getting confused. I am thinking
my problem might be with my firewall but I am not really sure. I have turned
off the firewall that is generically installed in XP. I went to go and
change the settings for the firewall in Windows Live One Care but that was
when I got lost.

Any help you can give would be great!
Teresa

It could be OneCare issue. For troubleshooting boot safe mode with network,
can you ping each other?

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"teitel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C6919397-9C66-4CE8-89BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am brand new to networking. I have got my home computer set up with a
> router attached by an ethernet cable into my modem. I then have an
> ethernet
> cable into my desktop. My laptop has a wireless card and I can connect
> just
> fine to the internet. But I cannot share any files and folders between
> computers. I have tried the network wizard numerous times but I am still
> not
> able to share anything. In fact I cannot even get it to show a wireless
> network on either computer.
>
> I am running XP with service pack 3 and I am also using Windows Live One
> Care for my virus protection.
>
> I have tried looking through past questions to figure out the answer but
> like I said, I am new to networking and I am getting confused. I am
> thinking
> my problem might be with my firewall but I am not really sure. I have
> turned
> off the firewall that is generically installed in XP. I went to go and
> change the settings for the firewall in Windows Live One Care but that was
> when I got lost.
>
> Any help you can give would be great!
> Teresa
>
>

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:45:16 -0400, "jpsga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"teitel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:C6919397-9C66-4CE8-89BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> I am brand new to networking. I have got my home computer set up with a
>> router attached by an ethernet cable into my modem. I then have an
>> ethernet
>> cable into my desktop. My laptop has a wireless card and I can connect
>> just
>> fine to the internet. But I cannot share any files and folders between
>> computers. I have tried the network wizard numerous times but I am still
>> not
>> able to share anything. In fact I cannot even get it to show a wireless
>> network on either computer.
>>
>> I am running XP with service pack 3 and I am also using Windows Live One
>> Care for my virus protection.
>>
>> I have tried looking through past questions to figure out the answer but
>> like I said, I am new to networking and I am getting confused. I am
>> thinking
>> my problem might be with my firewall but I am not really sure. I have
>> turned
>> off the firewall that is generically installed in XP. I went to go and
>> change the settings for the firewall in Windows Live One Care but that was
>> when I got lost.
>>
>> Any help you can give would be great!
>> Teresa
>
>Every time I read a message like this I am reminded that the workgroup on
>the the machines must be the same and and somthing hast to be shared on each
>machine.
>JPS

Using the same workgroup on each machine makes networking a little
easier, and it might help a little here, but it isn't necessary. A
network can have multiple workgroups, and a computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.

Workgroups serve no practical purpose in Windows XP/Vista/7. In
Windows 95/98/Me, they determine which computers appear in Network
Neighborhood. But even those systems work fine with multiple
workgroups in a network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

So I was wondering if there was a resolution to this issue. I am having the
same problem. I do think it is Windows One Care because I can ping when I
turn of the Windows one care. How can I fix it?

"Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:45:16 -0400, "jpsga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >"teitel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:C6919397-9C66-4CE8-89BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >> I am brand new to networking. I have got my home computer set up with a
> >> router attached by an ethernet cable into my modem. I then have an
> >> ethernet
> >> cable into my desktop. My laptop has a wireless card and I can connect
> >> just
> >> fine to the internet. But I cannot share any files and folders between
> >> computers. I have tried the network wizard numerous times but I am still
> >> not
> >> able to share anything. In fact I cannot even get it to show a wireless
> >> network on either computer.
> >>
> >> I am running XP with service pack 3 and I am also using Windows Live One
> >> Care for my virus protection.
> >>
> >> I have tried looking through past questions to figure out the answer but
> >> like I said, I am new to networking and I am getting confused. I am
> >> thinking
> >> my problem might be with my firewall but I am not really sure. I have
> >> turned
> >> off the firewall that is generically installed in XP. I went to go and
> >> change the settings for the firewall in Windows Live One Care but that was
> >> when I got lost.
> >>
> >> Any help you can give would be great!
> >> Teresa
> >
> >Every time I read a message like this I am reminded that the workgroup on
> >the the machines must be the same and and somthing hast to be shared on each
> >machine.
> >JPS
>
> Using the same workgroup on each machine makes networking a little
> easier, and it might help a little here, but it isn't necessary. A
> network can have multiple workgroups, and a computer in any workgroup
> can access a computer in any workgroup.
>
> Workgroups serve no practical purpose in Windows XP/Vista/7. In
> Windows 95/98/Me, they determine which computers appear in Network
> Neighborhood. But even those systems work fine with multiple
> workgroups in a network.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>