Windows XP small home network -- share problem

[guitarfly]

Hi,
I have a small wireless network consisting of a Windows
XP Professional desktop machine, and a laptop running
Windows XP Home Edition (soon to be Professional). My
problem is this: I want to allow the laptop to access the
files on the desktop machine, but I want to make sure
that nobody can access the laptop through the network. I
tried opening Explorer and "mapping hard drive" and
entering "different user name and password." I then typed
in a valid user name and password for an account on the
desktop machine. It still wouldn't show any of the shares
that I have on the desktop. However, as soon as I create
and login to a profile on the laptop that matches the
profile (user name and password) of the desktop machine,
then I can access all the shares.

What am I not getting here? All I want to do is share
files securely without letting the desktop have access to
the laptop.

One more thing: I can't "publish" the files to a internet
type share or anything. I connect to the internet and I
don't want any security leaks.

Thank you for the help,
guitarfly

[guitarfly]

Thanks, I will try that tommorow once I can get my eyes
to focus on a computer screen again. =) Thank you for the
quick reply.

guitarfly

>-----Original Message-----
>Let say your Laptop name is PC1 and your Desktop name is

PC2. Username on

>PC2 is User2 with password p@ssw0rd
>
>When you try to connect from PC1 to PC2 (map net drive)

you have to enter

>username and password. Under Username type PC2\User2

(don't forget \ sign!)

>and for password p@ssw0rd
>
>This should resolve your problem.
>
>--
>Mike
>MCSA 2K, MCSE 2K, MCT, ...
>
>"guitarfly" <Hemingers.Nathan@Juno.com> wrote in message
>news:061901c34cf6$01819080$a501280a@phx.gbl...

>> Hi,
>> I have a small wireless network consisting of a Windows
>> XP Professional desktop machine, and a laptop running
>> Windows XP Home Edition (soon to be Professional). My
>> problem is this: I want to allow the laptop to access

the

>> files on the desktop machine, but I want to make sure
>> that nobody can access the laptop through the network.

I

>> tried opening Explorer and "mapping hard drive" and
>> entering "different user name and password." I then

typed

>> in a valid user name and password for an account on the
>> desktop machine. It still wouldn't show any of the

shares

>> that I have on the desktop. However, as soon as I

create

>> and login to a profile on the laptop that matches the
>> profile (user name and password) of the desktop

machine,

>> then I can access all the shares.
>>
>> What am I not getting here? All I want to do is share
>> files securely without letting the desktop have access

to

>> the laptop.
>>
>> One more thing: I can't "publish" the files to a

internet

>> type share or anything. I connect to the internet and I
>> don't want any security leaks.
>>
>> Thank you for the help,
>> guitarfly

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