Question : Can't access a shared drive on another pC running Windows XP

Hi Guys (unisex version of the word),

I have a server (Windows XP Pro) which I use purely for storage purposes and IIS. All was working well in that I (and my wife from her laptop) could accesses information on the server via shared directories, until I had to reinstall the Op Sys on the server.

Now, despite having an identical set-up (or at least, so I thought), neither of us are able to access files on the server from our PCS.

As far as I know, I have all the necessary protocols set-up and the correct permissions set on the directories themselves however, when I make an attempt to gain access by going to "My Network Places / Microsoft Windows Network / [work Group], I can see the servers name, but when I click on it, I get the error message of ;

"\\[Server Name] is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network source. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions

Access is denied.".

I appreciate that you will require more information but as networking is not my speciality, I have no idea what information you will need.

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Ken.

Answer : Can't access a shared drive on another pC running Windows XP

Here is a Microsoft KB article that might help
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318030/en-us
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