To install or turn on file and printer sharing in Windows XP,
follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and
Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the network connection that you want to
configure, and then click Properties.
3. Click the General tab (for a local area connection), or
click the Networking tab (for all other connections).
4. Make sure that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks is in the list of components for the connection.
NOTE: If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is not
in the list of components for the connection:
a. Click Install.
b. Select the Service check box, then click Add.
c. In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft.
d. In the Network Services box, click File and printer
sharing for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
5. In the list of components for the connection, make sure
that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is selected,
and then click Close or OK.
6. Click Close or click OK.