Hello George, thanks for your help. You were right, the XP Pro machine doesn't accept "WORKGROUP" for the network name, so we have now changed all three computers using "PALLETTHOME". The XP Pro machine recognises the other computers but we cannot access the XP computer. A public folder has been set up on all machines with full access. where do we go from here? Best wishes, Clive Pallett ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq