Trouble Sharing in Workgroup

[cd216513]

My friend and I each have a laptop, and we wanted to share some files. We decided to use workgroup, so we set it up. My computer's name is Chriscom, and his is Jonslaptop. When in the workgroup on either computer, both computers can be seen. We want to send files from Chriscom to Jonslaptop, but Jonslaptop cannot access the shared folder. In the Workgroup, viewed on Jonslaptop, you can see Chriscom with a computer icon next to it. When the icon is clicked, the following error message appears:"\\Chriscom is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access Denied." How do I get around this?

[johnwill]

Create a file in notepad named FIXANON.REG with the following contents:

You should have 3 boxes on the bottom in NOTEPAD.
1)Filename : FIXANON.REG
2)Save as type: all files
3)Encoding: ANSI
If you do not change it from txt type to All files type, then the file will actually be FIXANON.REG.txt, this won't accomplish the desired result.

------------------- Use text after this line -------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"restrictanonymous"=dword:00000000
------------------- Use text before this line -----------------

Double click on the file and say Yes to the merge into registry question.

Reboot the computer.

[cd216513]

Ok, I created the file, and it has the registry icon and under the details it says registration entries. However, when I double click it, it just opens it in notepad. When I right click, it has the merge option and I tried it, but it just opened it in Notepad. Why won't it work?

[johnwill]

Unzip and use the attached file and merge it with the registry.