Sharing folders b/w vista and XP

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I'm trying to share a folder on my new vista business laptop with my old
computers running XP Pro. I've followed all the steps found on Microsoft's
Technet article "File and Printer Sharing in Windows
Vista"(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx). When I try
to map the folder on my XP machines I get "The network path \\computer\share
cannot be found". I have no third-party firewall on any of the machines and
the Windows Firewall on Vista is turned off. My vista computer isn't seen in
the Available computers in the workgroup on the XP machines. However, when I
ping the Vista computer by name I get a reply. Mapping a share from one of
the XP machines on the Vista machine is no problem. What am I missing to get
a Vista share mapped to my XP machines?

thanks,
Micah
 
I'm trying to share a folder on my new vista business laptop with my old
computers running XP Pro. I've followed all the steps found on Microsoft's
Technet article "File and Printer Sharing in Windows
Vista"(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx). When I try
to map the folder on my XP machines I get "The network path \\computer\share
cannot be found". I have no third-party firewall on any of the machines and
the Windows Firewall on Vista is turned off. My vista computer isn't seen in
the Available computers in the workgroup on the XP machines. However, when I
ping the Vista computer by name I get a reply. Mapping a share from one of
the XP machines on the Vista machine is no problem. What am I missing to get
a Vista share mapped to my XP machines?

thanks,
Micah
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Micah,

I'd check the NetBT setting, and the personal firewalls, and make sure that they
are all properly set.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html

What antivirus protection do you have? Make sure there's no antiworm component
in there.
<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

We could look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config
server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, and maybe diagnose
the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

--
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.
 
Chuck,
Thanks for the help. I went into my adapter properties and File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft networks was unchecked. I enabled it and all is right
with the world again.

thanks,
Micah

Chuck said:
I'm trying to share a folder on my new vista business laptop with my old
computers running XP Pro. I've followed all the steps found on Microsoft's
Technet article "File and Printer Sharing in Windows
Vista"(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx). When I try
to map the folder on my XP machines I get "The network path \\computer\share
cannot be found". I have no third-party firewall on any of the machines and
the Windows Firewall on Vista is turned off. My vista computer isn't seen in
the Available computers in the workgroup on the XP machines. However, when I
ping the Vista computer by name I get a reply. Mapping a share from one of
the XP machines on the Vista machine is no problem. What am I missing to get
a Vista share mapped to my XP machines?

thanks,
Micah
Click to expand...

Micah,

I'd check the NetBT setting, and the personal firewalls, and make sure that they
are all properly set.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html

What antivirus protection do you have? Make sure there's no antiworm component
in there.
<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

We could look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config
server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, and maybe diagnose
the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

--
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.
Click to expand...
 
Chuck,
Thanks for the help. I went into my adapter properties and File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft networks was unchecked. I enabled it and all is right
with the world again.
Click to expand...

Well, Micah, if you truly want to share files, F&PSMN needs to be enabled. Glad
you spotted that. ;-) Thanks for the update.
<http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2006/09/peer-support-it-works-only-if-you-help.html>
http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2006/09/peer-support-it-works-only-if-you-help.html

--
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.
 
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