Solution to post of 12/11/2007 File and printer sharing uninstalls after reboot

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Fred

Had the following problem:
I have a XP Pro desktop and a Vista Laptop networked together. I can share
files from the XP machine to the Vista Laptop without problem. I have to
set the Vista Laptop to file and Print sharing for MS networks check box and
install the three components ( client, etc.) every time I reboot the laptop
in order to be able to transfer files from the laptop to the XP desktop.
Transferring from the XP to the Vista Laptop is not affected by rebooting,
only transferring files from the Vista to the XP machine.

Followed MS article that Mick Murphy referred to in post of 12/5/2007.
Opened necessary ports on the D-link router, disabled Win firewall on both
machines. When the XP computer is shut down, the check box for"File and
Printer Sharing" becomes unchecked. I have had a Win98 computer and my XP
computer networked for 6 years with no problem. This Vista system is
becoming a real pain with all the security settings.

Question: How do I get the Vista machine to not uninstall i.e. uncheck the
box, "File and Print Sharing for MS Networks when it reboots or shuts down?

Solution to anyone with a similar problem:

Lenovo upgraded the BIOS on the Vista ThinkPad and solved the problem (check
box for "file and Printer sharing..." stays checked after rebooting.

Fred
 
Fred said:
Had the following problem:
I have a XP Pro desktop and a Vista Laptop networked together. I can share
files from the XP machine to the Vista Laptop without problem. I have to
set the Vista Laptop to file and Print sharing for MS networks check box and
install the three components ( client, etc.) every time I reboot the laptop
in order to be able to transfer files from the laptop to the XP desktop.
Transferring from the XP to the Vista Laptop is not affected by rebooting,
only transferring files from the Vista to the XP machine.

Followed MS article that Mick Murphy referred to in post of 12/5/2007.
Opened necessary ports on the D-link router, disabled Win firewall on both
machines. When the XP computer is shut down, the check box for"File and
Printer Sharing" becomes unchecked. I have had a Win98 computer and my XP
computer networked for 6 years with no problem. This Vista system is
becoming a real pain with all the security settings.

Question: How do I get the Vista machine to not uninstall i.e. uncheck the
box, "File and Print Sharing for MS Networks when it reboots or shuts down?

Solution to anyone with a similar problem:

Lenovo upgraded the BIOS on the Vista ThinkPad and solved the problem (check
box for "file and Printer sharing..." stays checked after rebooting.
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That's extremely important and useful information for all of us, not
just people with the problem. Thanks so much for taking the time to post
the solution. Much appreciated.


Malke
 
Fred, I sent a post a few minutes about how I solved this problem (it was a
firewall issue). I upgraded my BIOS through Lenovo and it didn't solve my
problem; I had to change the settings in the Norton firewall.
 
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