Morning Gents,
Ok, I have renamed both PCs and re-run the network set up wizard. Both PCs are booting up into the same workgroup and the network can be seen on both PCs by right clicking 'my network places' When I explore the workgroup on my PC (PC1) I can see both PCs but when I try to open or explore PC2 Im still getting this error
\\PC2 is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.
Taking BOACs point from earlier about typing the path Im trying to map. Im trying to reach a file called 'word documents' on PC2. I go into Map Network Drive select 'z' as the drive and type \\PC2\Word Documents. When I hit finish it sits for a while before I see:
The network path \\PC2\Word Documents cannot be found.
Originally posted by Saab Dastard
Now MAP a drive from 1 PC to the other - Tools\Map network drive. Choose a drive letter, enter the target share in the form \\PCname\sharename and select connect using a different name. Supply a valid username on the target system in the form PCname\username, and enter the password.
You should now make a connection.
I have tried the above method with the following result:
I select z as the drive, I then type \\PC2\Word Documents
Select connect using a different username
I type
\\PC2\Guest ( there's no password required for this account)
I then select Finish
I then get the following error:
Windows cannot access \\PC2\Word Documents as \\PC2\guest due to the following error:
The specified user name is invalid
Last edited by whiz; 15th December 2006 at 10:32.