Sorry Tonic, been away for a few days so only just had the chance to try.
Sharing the files wasn't a problem, they are in the shared docs folders already and all permissions enabled. The gueast account is enabled, but cannot be changed from limited rights. I did get stuck when I got to:
4. Click Permissions, and then select the Everyone account. If this account does not exist, click Add to add the account.
Whats the Everyone account? Is it jst an account that everyone can use? We have at least 2 unprotected accounts on each computer that have administrator rights if that will do?
On the final things to do for the NTFS rights, I couldn't get much of a choice of security settings, nothing like what you mention. Are they on a different version of XP? I'm using the home edition.
The main computer still sees the Laptop but won't connect to the files, but the Laptop cannot see the main one at all. Any more ideas please?
Thanks, 5mb