Problem accessing Vista Ultimate from XP after upgrade

[Dunc]

I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Can you ping the Vista by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for the test.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Dunc]

I hate to admit this Bob, but I don't know how to Ping it.

But I can see the Vista, see all of it's drives but not open any of them,

I get the you may not be authorized message.

Dunc
Can you ping the Vista by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for the test.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Dunc]

Ok, I figured out how to ping it.

Yes I can ping the Vista from a XP machine

Dunc
Can you ping the Vista by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for the test.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Sorry, I didn't read carefully that you can see Vista. In most cases, creating the same username in both computers may fix the problem. If not, check this link,

Step by step troubleshooting VISTA sharing
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=273

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Ok, I figured out how to ping it.

Yes I can ping the Vista from a XP machine

Dunc
Can you ping the Vista by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for the test.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Dunc]

Thanks Bob,

I do not want to have the computers to have to be accessed via a password.
I would like access limited to the workgroup though.

I still think my issues relate to the settings of the "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" screen. that is in Ultimate.

Do you have suggestions for settings there? As I said before.... after working with this group before, I had everything working well with Home Priemum.
I tried to repeat the steps I took to enable access on it with this Ultimate machine and am in the situation I am now.

Is there something else I need to do?

Is this something I can call Microsoft support on for that "free" 90 day support?

Using the Public Folders is not a solution for me.

Thanks again

Dunc
Sorry, I didn't read carefully that you can see Vista. In most cases, creating the same username in both computers may fix the problem. If not, check this link,

Step by step troubleshooting VISTA sharing
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=273

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Ok, I figured out how to ping it.

Yes I can ping the Vista from a XP machine

Dunc
Can you ping the Vista by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for the test.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Dunc]

Bob,

If it makes a difference, I am trying to access all the computors using the same account name and it is also has administrator privileges for the machines.
Dunc
Sorry, I didn't read carefully that you can see Vista. In most cases, creating the same username in both computers may fix the problem. If not, check this link,

Step by step troubleshooting VISTA sharing
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=273

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Ok, I figured out how to ping it.

Yes I can ping the Vista from a XP machine

Dunc
Can you ping the Vista by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for the test.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Dunc]

I had that set to off. No Difference.

still think I need help with the Ultimate Windows "Firewall with Advanced
Security" screen settings. They seem different than the Home Premium ones

 

[Guest]

I was running Vista Home Priemum and allo was working well. I could move
files back and forthe between the XP and WME machine and the Vista one. I
could access and attach documents to MSN Emails as well.

I upgraded to Ultimate as I wanted some of the extra features.

Now I find that I am having access problems.

I can access the XP and WME machines from teh Ultimate machine but not the
other way around. They can see the Vista but not access the information

I have set the all of the Network Discovery settings to to on (except the
media choice)
I have set the root of my C and E drives to share. I have set the share
permissions for the Everyone account to everything.

All computers are in the same workgroup

I am not sure just what settings I need to have in the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security screen.
Perhaps that is my problem.

Any suggestions/help?

This may not be related but now I am unable to attach documents to MSN
Emails too.

Thanks
Dunc

 

[Guest]

I have spent well over 6 hours with the same problem. XP machines can see the
Vista C drive; Vista computer can transfer files back and forth to XP, XP
machines cannot view nor access folders within the Vista root C drive. In
addition, I cannot view the program Files on the vista machine so I cannot
work with the installed probrams. I feel I have tried everything suggested by
anyone, including renaming the C as b to try a different share name as
described in a microsoft article. I absolutely cannot get my Vista Root C
drive to share. HP cannot, Microsoft will not, and most people keep
recommending the same sites and checklists. I have found several posts in
several forums like yours, and all appear remained unanswered. I have yet to
see someone with out problem voice any semblance of "this worked for me." The
tech support people at Circuit City where I bought the computer say they
cannot tell me how. I did order a refurbished XP machine from Tiger Direct
out of frustration. I have a hp a1720n machine that I really want to keep,
but I will need to return it if I cannot get my networking to work. Did
ANYBODY OR ANYTHING ever work to allow you to answer your original question.
Thank youi.