It is not required that workgroup names match to share files or printers.
This just groups them for network browsing purposes.

XP Pro in a workgroup setting normally uses simple file sharing and, if so,
the guest account must be enabled. To make sure, run this command on the
Pro machine net user guest /active:yes
If (for some reason) you do not use simple file sharing, you must create a
user on the Pro machine exactly matching the user name and password of the
home machine user.
(Simple file sharing is turned on or off on a Pro machine in Control Panel /
Folder Options / View Tab / (last item in list) )

If the above doesn't resolve the situation, open a command prompt on the XP
HOME PC. Type
net use \\server\printer What result or error code is reported?
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"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a wireless network with two PC's. The first, which is running
>Windows
> XP Professional, is connected to an HP1100 Deskjet by wire. I want to
> connect the other PC, which is running Windows XP Home. I have followed
> Jerry Honeycutt's instructions although I have also supplied a printer
> share
> name. All seems to go well until it comes to the second computer, which
> can't seem to find the printer. I go to Control Panel, click Printers and
> Other Hardware, click Add a Printer, and then arrive at the panel titled
> "Specify a Printer." If I simply hit browse, I get "Microsoft Windows
> Network" in the panel but no printers. Another options are "connect to
> this
> printer" and an example of the specification is \\server\printer. I have
> tried this substituting the printer share name for "printer" =
> \\server\sharename, and also simply\\sharename, but no luck. A third
> option
> is giving the URL for the printer but I can't figure it out.
> I don't think I have firewall problems since both computers have XP
> firewalls that are set to allow networking. What to do?
> Thanks.
>