assistance requested to set up peer to peer in Windows XP ..

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What are you using to connect the two machines.

What results are you now getting...?

"herm" <herm_@herm.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I need to link together two XP Pro systems to share resources.
> I have gone through the setup wizard(MSHOME Work Group, etc) to no avail.
> I fugure I must have left out or do not know something basic and would
> appreciate any and all help.
> THanks
> Herm

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Shaun wrote:

> What are you using to connect the two machines.
>
> What results are you now getting...?
>
> "herm" <herm_@herm.com> wrote in message
> news:u3lAP86PFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Hi
>>I need to link together two XP Pro systems to share resources.
>>I have gone through the setup wizard(MSHOME Work Group, etc) to no avail.
>>I fugure I must have left out or do not know something basic and would
>>appreciate any and all help.
>>THanks
>>Herm
>
>
>
Both machines go through a DLink Switch into which is also an RJ45 Cable
to the wall jack which goes to a panel to the Internet. Both machines
can access the internet just fine.
When I click on MyNetwork Places nothing comes back. When I try to add a
printer so that the one system can use the others printer, there are no
printers found...looking further is when I realized that the network
work group really does not exist. Hence, my using the network wizard
which set up the default mshome network. However, I recall something
about XP Pro and peer to peer networks not working as in the past, but I
forgot and am not sure!

I appreciate the help.
Herm

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Shaun wrote:

> Have you turned on file and printer sharing and specifically shared a
> folder.
>
> "herm" <herm_@herm.com> wrote in message
> news:#9Qw9A9PFHA.1096@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Shaun wrote:
>>
>>
>>>What are you using to connect the two machines.
>>>
>>>What results are you now getting...?
>>>
>>>"herm" <herm_@herm.com> wrote in message
>>>news:u3lAP86PFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>I need to link together two XP Pro systems to share resources.
>>>>I have gone through the setup wizard(MSHOME Work Group, etc) to no
>
> avail.
>
>>>>I fugure I must have left out or do not know something basic and would
>>>>appreciate any and all help.
>>>>THanks
>>>>Herm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Both machines go through a DLink Switch into which is also an RJ45 Cable
>>to the wall jack which goes to a panel to the Internet. Both machines
>>can access the internet just fine.
>>When I click on MyNetwork Places nothing comes back. When I try to add a
>>printer so that the one system can use the others printer, there are no
>>printers found...looking further is when I realized that the network
>>work group really does not exist. Hence, my using the network wizard
>>which set up the default mshome network. However, I recall something
>>about XP Pro and peer to peer networks not working as in the past, but I
>>forgot and am not sure!
>>
>>I appreciate the help.
>>Herm
>
>
>
Shaun
Well, I need to get back to the office, but I know I turned on File and
Printer Sharing and I believe I actually shared the entire drive!
I also took the default name--mshome, I believe in the network set up
wizard. That too I will have to check on. I did some research via Help
and will go back and see if each machine actually is part of the
workgroup. They should be.

I also found the following on the Microsoft site:

1. re downloading of peer to peer networking
software(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E88CC382-8CE6-4739-97C0-1A52A6F005E4&displaylang=en)
and wonder if this is needed?
2.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E88CC382-8CE6-4739-97C0-1A52A6F005E4&displaylang=en
re activating peer to peer--this makes sense but...on my home network(XP
Home and 98 and MAC) it is not checked and all of our computers can
see each other and share resources. I am not sure what this would buy
me. More research is needed.
This should not be difficult...or complicated.
Thanks again for following up.
Herm