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Running Windows on your Mac
How to connect a Windows XP computer to a Mac network
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<blockquote data-quote="Avenger2SER" data-source="post: 1035916" data-attributes="member: 14046"><p>Assuming you've already setup a common username to login as or a group of usernames:</p><p></p><p>1. Establish where the shared folder will be on the XP machine</p><p>2. Setup folder sharing for the above mentioned folder (right click, properties, sharing)</p><p>3. Check under the security tab that your username(s) or groups have the proper permissions.</p><p>4. On your macs, in the finder, go to the "go" menu and select "connect to server"</p><p>5. enter smb:// followed by either your XP machine's dns name or IP address</p><p></p><p>If you've followed all steps you should be good to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Avenger2SER, post: 1035916, member: 14046"] Assuming you've already setup a common username to login as or a group of usernames: 1. Establish where the shared folder will be on the XP machine 2. Setup folder sharing for the above mentioned folder (right click, properties, sharing) 3. Check under the security tab that your username(s) or groups have the proper permissions. 4. On your macs, in the finder, go to the "go" menu and select "connect to server" 5. enter smb:// followed by either your XP machine's dns name or IP address If you've followed all steps you should be good to go. [/QUOTE]
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