1. Run the "Setup a Small Home Or Office Network Wizard
2. Go to My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View > Scroll Down to the
Last entry and Make Sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is NOT checked.
3. Go to your "Local Area Connection" and right click and go to Properties >
Advanced > Uncheck Protect My Computer and Network by Limiting or
Preventing access to this Computer from the Internet. (Turn off XP's Built
in Firewall until you get your network up).. Make sure both are using the same name for 'Workgroup' and have
Different Computer Names. Be sure to turn off any other Software Firewalls also for the time being.
5. Have an account setup on both computers that are exactly the same in
both name and password!
6. Share drives and printers.
7. To access the shares you can Go to Start > Run and type in
\\computer name\share OR click on
MY Network Places..
Also, here's a
Help Guide
LB