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I have a media center machine and a new vista pc.
I can "ping" the media center from the vista, but I cannot map a drive.
The firewall on each machine is turned off.
I can access the shared printer which is connected to the media center, but
nothing else

Any advice would be appreciated
 
Have you tried command line approach from the Vista computer, here called
"cat" for convenience?

net view

Then, assuming the MC computer is named "dog"
net use t: \\dog\c$

??
 
Did you "share out" some folder within the file system of the MC computer?
We might be dealing with the quirks of a Microsoft O/S here. It wouldn't be
the first time this problem manifested accordingly, but I have never laid
eyes on an MC computer.
 
I have a media center machine and a new vista pc.
I can "ping" the media center from the vista, but I cannot map a drive.
The firewall on each machine is turned off.
I can access the shared printer which is connected to the media center, but
nothing else

Any advice would be appreciated
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Tim,

I'd look for an overlooked personal firewall or other security component.
That's the most common problem reported here.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html

Then diagnose the problem, using logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all",
"net config server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, so we can
diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely (Download browstat, and note how to run a Vista command
window as admin!):
<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.
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actual address pchuck mvps org.
 
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