http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
How to give Permissions are there, too.
If you are running Norton, etc’s Firewall, check its settings.
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 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.
Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.
"Trish" wrote:
> Why is networking so bloody hard in Vista? I have two desktops running XP
> Home and 2 laptops running Vista Home, all connected through a wireless
> router. The desktops will talk to each other, no problem. Both laptops see
> one XP machine but not the other, and can only see into folders that have
> individually been set to share. Both XP's see both laptops, but can't access
> any files even if the individual folders are set to share. The laptops see
> each other but can't access each other's files. I've checked every setting,
> run every wizard, done every silly thing suggested and I can't make this
> network work. I may just downgrade these Vista machines, since I don't see
> any benefit to a operating system that makes it this hard to set up a simple
> network.
>
>
> "Mark S." wrote:
>
> > Ever since getting my Windows Vista Home Premium notebook in June, I have
> > always had this problem:
> >
> > In the Network window, I can see both my Notebook and my home PC which runs
> > Windows XP Home. When I double-click on the XP Computer, after attempting to
> > connect, I get a 'Network Error':
> >
> > Windows cannot access \\<computer name>
> >
> > In the 'Details' section I get:
> >
> > Error code: 0x80070035
> > The network path was not found.
> >
> > In my Network and Sharing Center, I have enabled:
> > Network discovery, File sharing, Public folder sharing, Printer sharing,
> > Password proteted sharing, and Media sharing.
> >
> > On my XP computer, I have run the 'Set up a home network' wizard, enabling
> > File and Printer sharing, and made sure that the workgroup was set to MSHOME
> > on both computers.
> >
> > For the most part I cannot access any XP computers through Vista.
> >
> > And also I have the LLTD responder installed on my XP machine.
> >
> > I have ran BROWSTAT on both computers, and this is it's output:
> >
> > My Vista laptop "KOTOKO":
> > Status for domain MSHOME on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{E077E456-214A-46C6-A6D9-7C4CBBC0E6A4
> > Browsing is active on domain.
> > Master browser name is: KOTOKO
> > Master browser is running build 6000
> > 1 backup servers retrieved from master KOTOKO
> > \\KOTOKO
> > Unable to retrieve server list from KOTOKO: 1130
> >
> > My XP Home computer "SILVER":
> > Status for domain MSHOME on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0588BEAC-9089-4AB7-AF
> > F0-F77C4BFBA313}
> > Browsing is active on domain.
> > Master browser name is: KOTOKO
> > Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
> > of browser master: 53
> > \\\\KOTOKO . Version:06.00 Flags: 51203 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
> > 1 backup servers retrieved from master KOTOKO
> > \\KOTOKO
> > There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0588BEAC-9089-4AB7-AFF0-F77C4BFBA313}
> > There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0588BEAC-9089-4AB7-AFF0-F77C4BFBA313}
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