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I had to reinstall Windows XP and the last thing that is needed is to give myself permissions to get to our home network. I have Internet access, but when using Windows Explorer to navigate to Microsoft Windows Network I can see the network (it is called SMYTHHOUSE), but clicking on it gives me the message:
"Smythhouse 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. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."
This means that I cannot install the software to back up the computers at the house.
How do I give myself permissions to my computer?
Thanks -
george
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 01:21 PM
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why won't my laptop work?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 02:44 PM
Have you run the 'Set Up Home or Small Office Network Wizard' ?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:21 PM
does computer belong to same workgroup (SMYTHHOUSE) ? it may be set as mshome
control panel-->system-->computer name(tab)
control panel-->system-->computer name(tab)
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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:24 AM
warwickboy, on Apr 15 2009, 03:44 PM, said:
Have you run the 'Set Up Home or Small Office Network Wizard' ?
I had not but went ahead and ran the Wizard. Now I have permissions, but do not see any computers - even my own.
Any ideas?
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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:26 AM
caperdog, on Apr 15 2009, 07:21 PM, said:
does computer belong to same workgroup (SMYTHHOUSE) ? it may be set as mshome
control panel-->system-->computer name(tab)
control panel-->system-->computer name(tab)
Each is set up umder the same workgroup, and in the past the computers could not only see one another, but could share files.
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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:34 AM
Well I'm not sure how it happened, but it now looks like there are two workgroups (I sure do not remember adding the other one) and I can see my computer on one and the other computer on the other. It should now just be a matter of changing the "rougue" workgroup to conform to the other and I should be good to go. Thank you for your help.
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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:46 PM
Yep. If you have to, run the wizard on all computers on the network, making sure that you specify "SMYTHHOUSE" as the workgroup name, and "turn on file and print sharing" on each PC.
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Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:18 AM
haveing the same problem and same error message, did all the steps above and still no luck cant even see its own comp doesent seem to have extra WG names
2 see each other but not 3rd / 3rd cant see first 2
2 see each other but not 3rd / 3rd cant see first 2
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