I agree Windows XP Home Edition poses some challenges and that it would be better to upgrade to XP Pro but that is not an option at this time. I am still working on the issue. I am thinking that...

Thank you for your suggestions. I do not see a way to get to the local security policy settings within Admin Tools. Any advice on that would be appreciated. Also, file and print sharing is enabled...

Thank you for your comment. We had a third machine connected to the server but it died and so we want to add this new machine. I will keep working on the situation.

A couple of years ago, I helped set up a small business network at a local vet's office. The server is a HP computer with Windows XP Home Edition that did not have SP1 or SP2 installed on it. There...