Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- From: Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:28:01 -0700
A bit of info on how to Network XP and Vista
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
Permissions/Share info is there as well.
If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their
Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)
1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.
In Vista Network and Sharing:
Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)
Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)
File Sharing: ON
Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)
Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords (passwords can be different) on ALL computers in your Network) If
you have it ON, you will be asked for a username and password when you try to
access a Vista computer from an XP computer, or a Vista computer.
Also, run the XP’s Home or Small Office Network File and Printer Sharing
Wizard to include Vista in your “New” Network, even if you had an XP Network
set up prior to adding a Vista computer to it(redoing the Wizard seems to
work for XP machines!).
In “My Network Places”: “Set up a Home or Small Office Network”
OR under Accessories > Communications > Network Setup Wizard > Allow File
and Printer Sharing.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
"Al" wrote:
So what does it mean to turn "Password Porotected Sharing" off? The verbage.
seems to imply it will allow users who do not have username/password on the
machine will be allowed to see shares (assuming Everyone has read permission)?
Aloke.
"Malke" wrote:
Al wrote:
I can see a vista share from XP if I have the same username/password on
both computers. However, if it is different, I get the "You might not have
permission..." error. I have turned password protected sharing off on
vista. Based on that description, it appears if a folder has permissions
for Everyone as a Reader, this should work. However, I have not been able
to get it work.
Turning the firewall etc. does not help.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Suggestions for what? Your network is working as it should. In a
peer-to-peer network (called a Workgroup in the Windows world),
authentication is done locally on each machine (instead of at a server in a
domain). In a small Workgroup, create matching user accounts and passwords
on all machines and authentication will be seamless. If you have more than
6-8 computers, you should consider using a server for central management.
So turn your password protected sharing back on in Vista.
If you wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular
user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The instructions at this
link work for both XP and Vista:
Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
- Follow-Ups:
- Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- From: Al
- Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- References:
- Seeing Vista share from XP
- From: Al
- Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- From: Malke
- Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- From: Al
- Seeing Vista share from XP
- Prev by Date: Re: N&S Center shows not connected to any network but I am!!
- Next by Date: Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- Previous by thread: Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- Next by thread: Re: Seeing Vista share from XP
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
Loading
