I set up both computers following these directions, now when I try to access
the shared folders I get a message saying that I might not have permission
to access this network resource,contact the system administrator, but I am
signed in as the administrator...any ideas????
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> In article <023301c349e6$a6908260$a001280a@phx.gbl>, "Mike"
> <eastvanmikee@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >I have a laptop running win98 se and a home pc running XP
> >Pro that both access the net through a router. When I run
> >the network wizard to set up a connection to share files
> >the wizard completes the task and says to reboot the pc,
> >but when I do so the pc will not reboot. It hangs on the
> >sign in page and I have to run "boot from last known
> >configuration that worked", then run system resore to fix
> >the boot problem!!! Any help would be greatly
> >appreciated..Mike
>
> I'm sorry, but I don't know why the Wizard is causing such problems.
>
> Fortunately, you don't need to run the Wizard. You can make the same
> settings manually that it makes automatically. Configure TCP/IP to
> obtain an IP address automatically, and set the workgroup name to
> MSHOME. On win98 se, install "Client for Microsoft Networks" and
> "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks".
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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