In article <041a01c34a4e$d7e4b3a0$a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Paul"
<paul_e_roberts@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have two XP Pro machines on a network.
>I am able to access shared folders and printers on the
>1st machine from the 2nd, however, when i try to access
>the 2nd from the 1st i am asked for a password.
>
>Having looked around on the net i have found that people
>suggest logging in as the same user on both machines,
>this does not work (and i can still access the 1st
>machine from the 2nd regardless of who is logged in on
>either)
>
>Both have simple file sharing enabled.
>The only reason i could think is that the 1st is FAT32
>and the 2nd is NTFS, is this the problem?
>
>Paul
FAT32 vs NTFS is definitely not the problem.

With simple file sharing, all you should need to do is run the Network
Setup Wizard to fully enable file sharing.

If you've defined a password for the Guest account, enter that
password at the prompt.
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