Re: windows me/xp

Have you actually set any shared folders?


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"roger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> i'm trying to set up a phone line network between a
> desktop that accesses the internet directly (windows me)
> and a remote laptop (windows xp). the laptop won't accept
> the floppy i can create in me, but the desktop seems to
> accept the n/w setup floppy created in xp. while i can
> share internet access, that's it. the laptop doesn't even
> appear as a network place on the desktop,and while the
> desktop does appear a a n/w computer on the laptop, i
> can't access it.
>
> i assume there's something i have to tweak. thanks.

i have.


>-----Original Message-----
>Have you actually set any shared folders?
>
>
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>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2003, Win9x)
>
>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
>
>"roger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:1b0201c33e41$ae37e180$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> i'm trying to set up a phone line network between a
>> desktop that accesses the internet directly (windows me)
>> and a remote laptop (windows xp). the laptop won't
accept
>> the floppy i can create in me, but the desktop seems to
>> accept the n/w setup floppy created in xp. while i can
>> share internet access, that's it. the laptop doesn't
even
>> appear as a network place on the desktop,and while the
>> desktop does appear a a n/w computer on the laptop, i
>> can't access it.
>>
>> i assume there's something i have to tweak. thanks.
>
>
>.
>