sharing files/folders between XP and Vista on a network ?

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How can I share files on a network that includes a 95 machine, a 2000
machine, 2 xp machines, and a Vista machine? All the other computers (except
Vista) see each other and see the Vista machine but can't read the shared
files/folders on the Vista machine nor can the Vista machine see the other
machines' shared files and folders?

The Vista machine has Vista Home Premium.
 
Hi,

Click start and type:

network and sharing center

then hit <enter>. You need to enable file sharing if the folders you wish to
share are not in the "Public" folder set, and also enable Network Discovery
so that the other machines can see the Vista system.

In addition, for folders other than the Public structure, you will need to
specifically enable sharing in the folder's properties.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Info on Networking XP and Vista.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.

Permissions/Share info is there as well.

If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their
Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)

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 (passwords can be different) 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, or a Vista computer.

Also, run the XP’s Home or Small Office Network File and Printer Sharing
Wizard to include Vista in your “New†Network, even if you had an XP Network
set up prior to adding a Vista computer to it(redoing the Wizard seems to
work for XP machines!).

In “My Network Placesâ€: “Set up a Home or Small Office Networkâ€
OR under Accessories > Communications > Network Setup Wizard > Allow File
and Printer Sharing.
 
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