Win98 can't access XP home edition

I have an HP Pavilion running win98 and a Dell Dimension running XP home
edition. Both are connected via Linksys Ethernet Network.

I have no problem viewing or accessing files from the HP to the Dell (which
is designate as the master), on the HP I can see the Dell on the network
along with the HP. However, if I try to access the Dell from the HP I get
that tired message:

\\Dell is not accessible
No Permission to Access Resource

Now, I do not have any firewalls or virus protection on either machine, they
both contain the same workgroup name, files/folders have been assigned as
shared and I can connect to the internet from both computers. What Now????

Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.

Leilani

"Leilani" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5C931EA2-3603-47B5-BE7C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an HP Pavilion running win98 and a Dell Dimension running XP home
> edition. Both are connected via Linksys Ethernet Network.
>
> I have no problem viewing or accessing files from the HP to the Dell
> (which
> is designate as the master), on the HP I can see the Dell on the network
> along with the HP. However, if I try to access the Dell from the HP I get
> that tired message:
>
> \\Dell is not accessible
> No Permission to Access Resource
>
> Now, I do not have any firewalls or virus protection on either machine,
> they
> both contain the same workgroup name, files/folders have been assigned as
> shared and I can connect to the internet from both computers. What Now????
>
> Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.
>
> Leilani


create a user account on the Dell that uses the same logon and password as
the win98 machine uses
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In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>, "Haggis"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I have an HP Pavilion running win98 and a Dell Dimension running XP home
>> edition. Both are connected via Linksys Ethernet Network.
>>
>> I have no problem viewing or accessing files from the HP to the Dell
>> (which
>> is designate as the master), on the HP I can see the Dell on the network
>> along with the HP. However, if I try to access the Dell from the HP I get
>> that tired message:
>>
>> \\Dell is not accessible
>> No Permission to Access Resource
>>
>> Now, I do not have any firewalls or virus protection on either machine,
>> they
>> both contain the same workgroup name, files/folders have been assigned as
>> shared and I can connect to the internet from both computers. What Now????
>>
>> Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.
>>
>> Leilani
>
>create a user account on the Dell that uses the same logon and password as
>the win98 machine uses

Matching user accounts shouldn't be needed to access XP Home over a
network. They're only needed to access XP Pro, and only if you've
explicitly disabled simple file sharing. Simple file sharing is
always enabled in XP Home.

Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP Home (and not on Win98, even though
the Wizard tells you to). That often fixes permission problems.

If it doesn't, make sure that XP Home's Guest account is enabled for
network access and that it doesn't have a network password:

1. Click Start | Run, type "cmd" in the box, and click OK.

2. Type this command and press Enter:

net user guest /active:yes

3. Type this command and press Enter:

control userpasswords2

4. Click Guest.

5. Click Reset Password.

6. Click OK without entering a new password.
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