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Networking Problem
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D.Duck wrote: I didn't locate a WinXP networking group, so I'll try here. Trying to network two PCs, one WinXP Home and one WinXP Pro. The WinXP Pro PC has Simple File Sharing enabled. The Pro machine has an external USB HDD. I cannot access this external HDDs shared folders from the WinXP Home machine. I'm quite sure I've set up both PCs correctly. I have four internal HDDs in the same Pro machine and I can access any shared folder on any drive from the WinXP Home machine. I just reinstalled the operating system on the Home machine. I had no problem accessing the external HDD before this reinstall. One thing that is different is the Home machine is updated to SP3, before when it was working only SP2 was installed. Second question. Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from the Home machine across the network? Any suggestions appreciated. |
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Quote: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... [Forwarded to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web via crosspost] Second question. Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from the Home machine across the network? End of Quote. A burner program can Not use a CD Writer that is on another computer. If your Network works well you can burn Data/Files that are on another computer through the Network, but the CD writer and the Burning program must be on the same computer. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) |
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Quote: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... [Forwarded to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web via crosspost] Second question. Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from the Home machine across the network? End of Quote. A burner program can Not use a CD Writer that is on another computer. If your Network works well you can burn Data/Files that are on another computer through the Network, but the CD writer and the Burning program must be on the same computer. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) |
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"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote in message ... Hi Quote: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... [Forwarded to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web via crosspost] Second question. Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from the Home machine across the network? End of Quote. A burner program can Not use a CD Writer that is on another computer. If your Network works well you can burn Data/Files that are on another computer through the Network, but the CD writer and the Burning program must be on the same computer. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) thanks |
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"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote in message ... Hi Quote: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... [Forwarded to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web via crosspost] Second question. Should I be able to burn DVDs in the Pro machine from the Home machine across the network? End of Quote. A burner program can Not use a CD Writer that is on another computer. If your Network works well you can burn Data/Files that are on another computer through the Network, but the CD writer and the Burning program must be on the same computer. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) thanks |
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