Add vista machine to existing XP home network

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I am trying to add Vista to an existing Xp home network with print and save
options.
I have added the update patch and see the vista on xp and visa versa, but I
still can not share, print, or access files.
Any ideas?
 
Have assign the permission?

Vista Permission IssuesPost Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:14 am Post subject: How to: check permissions using Vista icacls command, Reply with quote . ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistapermission.htm


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 am trying to add Vista to an existing Xp home network with print and save
options.
I have added the update patch and see the vista on xp and visa versa, but I
still can not share, print, or access files.
Any ideas?
 
Robert, I have the same problem as myriad other users seem to be having...
and your link to chicago tech gets me a 404 - Not found

Existing network used over five years... laptops, desktops, XP, Win95,
Apple, wired and wireless... all worked together just fine - shared files,
shared printers...

Then I added a new PC with Vista Home Premium. It is now my "main" computer
with printers attached to it via USB. Other computers can "see" this
computer, but can't connect to its (shared) folders or its (shared) printer.
Then this afternoon, while using the Vista I retrieved a file from an XP
machine. did some work on it, then proceeded to save it back tot he XP and it
said I didni't have permissions.

What do we gain with all this improved security if we can't access the files
ourselves?
 
1. Check the permission by going to the properties of the shared folder>Security.
2. The link should work now. If not, please let me know.

Thanks.

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
Robert, I have the same problem as myriad other users seem to be having...
and your link to chicago tech gets me a 404 - Not found

Existing network used over five years... laptops, desktops, XP, Win95,
Apple, wired and wireless... all worked together just fine - shared files,
shared printers...

Then I added a new PC with Vista Home Premium. It is now my "main" computer
with printers attached to it via USB. Other computers can "see" this
computer, but can't connect to its (shared) folders or its (shared) printer.
Then this afternoon, while using the Vista I retrieved a file from an XP
machine. did some work on it, then proceeded to save it back tot he XP and it
said I didni't have permissions.

What do we gain with all this improved security if we can't access the files
ourselves?
 
I have the XP Home version network with an aging Dell notebook, 2 Compaq
destops running XP, and my business notebook (HPnc6400) running 2000pro.

I just went through this trauma with 2000 not being able to communicate with
XP and had to spend hundreds of dollars on new OS (BS) software to connect my
machines.

Now I need to replace my wife's notebook and can't find anything without
Vista out there. I see a lot of people with problems on this board doing what
I am contemplating. Is there any hope?
 
Permission has been given to "everyone"... which it was from the beginning.
Still doesn't work.
 
I am having similar problems and a Toshiba networking support person and I
tried everything both of us could think of. Here is my comments and ?
Frankly, Vista is a mess. It has made much of what we have learned useless
and the computer setup and maintenance tools we relied on are either gone or
well hidden. I have spent days trying to get our new Toshiba notebook (Vista
OS) to be able to access the shared drives, files and printers on our home
business desktop (HP with XP Pro OS).

You can see the resources on the desktop computer (XP Pro OS) and they
appear to be available (so it is not a networking problem) but you can't
actually access anything. The Toshiba can even access the wireless router
and change settings so that doesn't seem to be blocking it.

My notebook from work - an IBM (XP Pro OS) has no problem accessing these
same resources. All 3 of these machines are set up to be a part of the same
workgroup.

Note! the desktop computer can access the shared drive on the Vista machine
fine.

AS noted networking access doesn't seem to be the problem. Any additional
ideas??
 
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