>Mark,
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>{do both have the same workgroup names? also try creating a user on both machines that is the same with identical rights etc.}
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>I've done all that. The problem is that when I attempt to "contact" the desktop from the laptop, I don't even get a login dialog. I just get an error message.
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>Given that its a peer-to-peer network, and the ambiguity of the error message, I'm not even sure which machine has the problem.
>
>Regards,
>Thom C.

Hi Thom,

I had this exact same problem a while ago. I don't recall exactly how I fixed it but I think it was either with using NET USE at the command prompt or by uninstalling then reinstalling the network protocols on the machine I'm trying to connect from.

Good luck,

Jason