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Just to add to the noise level...
What antivirus package are you using? Norton, McAfee, etc? The most common sharing problems I hear about are caused by firewall settings.
Don't worry about the workgroup, certainly not about a domain. Just reference the other machine by name.
If you don't know their respective names, right-click My Computer, get Properties. Switch to Computer Name tab. Look for "Full computer name".
From the other system do start->run... and type in:
\\firstcompsname
hit return.
and the reverse for the other system. You should at least get a window with "Shared Items". If all you get are error messages like "can't find" or "you don't have privs to view that":
-Have you actually enabled sharing?
-Do you have any firewall enabled? Disable them on both for a bit and try again. (And tell us what antivirus or protection packages you have on both systems.)
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