Networking XP and Vista

[kmagerle]

I am trying to network XP (existing computer)& Vista(new computer) I can see
the files on both computers but when I try and open them it doesnt work.
help! what am i doing wrong

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

I am trying to network XP (existing computer)& Vista(new computer) I can see
the files on both computers but when I try and open them it doesnt work.
help! what am i doing wrong

Start with some basic diagnostics - logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig
/all", "net config server", and "net config workstation", from each computer.
Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely
(Download browstat, and note how to start a Vista command window!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

I am trying to network XP (existing computer)& Vista(new computer) I can see
the files on both computers but when I try and open them it doesnt work.
help! what am i doing wrong

Which error message do you get when you try to open a file?

Perhaps you have the right to read the folder, but not the
files. In Windows, files can have access rights too, and when
you move a file into a folder, it retains its previous access
rights.

Hans-Georg