Can't connect to another computer on my Workgroup!!

I'm having trouble setting up my home network.

I did the network wizard on both computers. Everything worked. I can connect from my desktop to my laptop computer from the workgroup and access shared folders. But when I go to my workgroup on my Laptop, and click on my desktop computer icon which shows on the workgroup it gives me an

ERROR MESSAGE
"\\desktop is unaccessible. Contact admin to see if you have permission to this computer.

Network Path not found."

So why is it that I can connect from desktop to laptop but not laptop to desktop?

if you can help me I would really appreciated.

What should I do?
I have WinXP on both computers and by the way I turned off the firewalls on both.

 

Id start here
http://www.ss64.com/ntsyntax/permissions.html
http://www.ss64.com/ntsyntax/security_groups.html

its a little hard when you dont include which box has which OS
XP? Home? Pro? both? W2K?
what type of workgroup? using Active Directory?

 

Hello,
If you do start > run > type in the name of the computer you want to access, for example \\second_comp, what happens?
Mrk

 

I've got WinXP Professional Edition version 2002 Service Pack 2 on my desktop and on my laptop I got WinXP Home Edition version 2002 Service Pack 2 installed

Don't got any idea which type of workgroup...

When I do start > run > type in the name of the computer, it brings me the same message:

ERROR MESSAGE
"\\desktop is unaccessible. Contact admin to see if you have permission to this computer.

Network Path not found."

Also when I get to Local Network in my laptop I don't see the remote computer (the Desktop). Only I can see the remote computer in the workgroup section.

NOT: the firewalls has been set off on both computers

 

Hello,

Some things to do:

Change the computer names on both machines to something you'll easily recognize. Change the Workgroup name on both machines to the same name, eg. HOME. Reboot both machines.

Setup shared folders on both machines - preferably NOT desktops but folders on root of drives, eg. C:\Folder or G:\Docs.

Try to access them from one computer to the other using names, eg \\second_comp.

Do you have the required services running?

Mrk

 

hello,
I have had similar problems with my pcs. The network wizard is rarely helpfull, I set up the connection manualy entering ips and subnets.
I also have had the same probs regarding accessing the desktop, eventually I realized it was because the desktop was private. I just took the tick out of the private box on the documents and settings folder and then i could access the desktop.

hope it helps

 

Thanks all... It worked.

 

Hello,
I'm glad I could help, cheers!
Now, next step - Internet Connection Sharing in Linux
Mrk