Can only file share if i create 2 identical accounts

steve_loveday · 09-18-2005, 12:20 PM

Hi
I have 2 pc's both running Windows Xp Pro.
i have been trying to set up a basic network so i could share files/printers
How i have it set up at the minute is each computer connects directly to a router (wired NOT wireless).
I have ran the network wizard loads of times on both pc's aswell as the following things:
Enabled guest account
Enabled Netbios over tcp/ip
Installed the NetBeui Protocol
Re-installed the file/printer sharing service
Installed NWlink ipx protocol
Disabled Simple file sharing
and other things
and when i had done all this i could access from one pc to the other but not the other direction.
So i read somewhere about creating identical accounts on both pcs with the same password which i did and i signed into both and could connect straight away in both directions.
But the thing is i can't keep these accounts as all my stuffs on the other accounts so how can i set it up with the main accounts i have
Thanks for any help

ziff · 09-18-2005, 02:09 PM

Can both computes "see" eachother on the network? As in do they appear in the "My Network Places"? Are they in the same workgroup?

DVOM · 09-18-2005, 02:17 PM

The identical accounts don't have to be logged into for it to work, those accounts just have to exist on each machine.

ziff · 09-18-2005, 02:25 PM

are the duplicate accounts really necessary?...that doesn't seem very efficient.

**johnwill** · 09-18-2005, 04:27 PM

Welcome to Windows permissions.

As DVOM says, all you need is an account with the permission to access the resources you want to share.

09-18-2005, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
steve_loveday Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7 OS: Windows Xp Pro	Can only file share if i create 2 identical accounts Hi I have 2 pc's both running Windows Xp Pro. i have been trying to set up a basic network so i could share files/printers How i have it set up at the minute is each computer connects directly to a router (wired NOT wireless). I have ran the network wizard loads of times on both pc's aswell as the following things: Enabled guest account Enabled Netbios over tcp/ip Installed the NetBeui Protocol Re-installed the file/printer sharing service Installed NWlink ipx protocol Disabled Simple file sharing and other things and when i had done all this i could access from one pc to the other but not the other direction. So i read somewhere about creating identical accounts on both pcs with the same password which i did and i signed into both and could connect straight away in both directions. But the thing is i can't keep these accounts as all my stuffs on the other accounts so how can i set it up with the main accounts i have Thanks for any help

09-18-2005, 04:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Welcome to Windows permissions. As DVOM says, all you need is an account with the permission to access the resources you want to share. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

09-18-2005, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
ziff Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6 OS: XP Pro	Can both computes "see" eachother on the network? As in do they appear in the "My Network Places"? Are they in the same workgroup?

09-18-2005, 02:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
DVOM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 11 OS: xp	The identical accounts don't have to be logged into for it to work, those accounts just have to exist on each machine.

09-18-2005, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
ziff Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6 OS: XP Pro	are the duplicate accounts really necessary?...that doesn't seem very efficient.