http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Might help

"Bill H." wrote:

> Can't get it to work.
>
> I've installed that little file on the XP computer to enable vista
> discovery, shared the root of vista C with permissions set to all.
> Configured vista to the same workgroup as the XP. Also turned off the
> password requirements in vista.
>
> I can see the XP in the vista full network map, but can't map a drive to the
> XP. And in XP, I can see the vista, but can't access the drive "... not
> accessible. The network path was not found."
>
> Also, in win2k (on the same network), I can see the vista computer, but
> trying to open it says "... not accessible. The network path was not found."
>
> --
> Bill
>
>
>

i have a vista desktop and a xp pro laptop that is wireless. i can see and
axxess files on the xp wireless laptop from the vista desktop. but i can not
axxess the desktop thru the laptop that is running xp. i can see the vista
desktop but it tells me i don't have the permission. see the accoutn admin...
what do i need to do to axxess the desktop printers, files ect.....

Darrin wrote:

> i have a vista desktop and a xp pro laptop that is wireless. i can see and
> axxess files on the xp wireless laptop from the vista desktop. but i can not
> axxess the desktop thru the laptop that is running xp. i can see the vista
> desktop but it tells me i don't have the permission. see the accoutn admin...
> what do i need to do to axxess the desktop printers, files ect.....

Here are general network troubleshooting steps. Not everything may be
applicable to your situation, so just take the bits that are. It may
look daunting, but if you follow the steps at the links and suggestions
below systematically and calmly, you will have no difficulty in setting
up your sharing.

Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as
files and folders:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

For XP, start by running the Network Setup Wizard on all machines (see
caveat in Item A below).

Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally
caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; or 2) inadvertently running two
firewalls such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party
firewall; and/or 3) not having identical user accounts and passwords on
all Workgroup machines; 4) trying to create shares where the operating
system does not permit it.

For XP and Windows 2003 Server, MVP Hans-Georg Michna has an excellent
small network troubleshooter. It may also be useful with Vista.

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Here are some general networking tips for home/small networks:

A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network
(LAN) traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing
File/Printer Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network
Setup Wizard on XP will take care of this for those machines.The only
"gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you
aren't running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with
"Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2006/07) which acts as a
firewall, then you're fine. With third-party firewalls, I usually
configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be
192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
subnet. Do not run more than one firewall.

B. For ease or organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup.
This is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab.

C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do
not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the
passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the
accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. If you
wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular
user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The instructions at
this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

D. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

1. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

2. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled. Simple File Sharing means that Guest
(network) is enabled. This means that anyone without a user account on
the target system can use its resources. This is a security hole but
only you can decide if it matters in your situation.

E. Create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder. See the first link above for details about
Vista sharing.

F. After you have file sharing working (and have tested this by
exchanging a file between all machines), if you want to share a printer
connected locally to one of your computers, share it out from that
machine. Then go to the printer mftr.'s website and download the latest
drivers for the correct operating system(s). Install them on the target
machine(s). The printer should be seen during the installation routine.
If it is not, install the drivers and then use the Add Printer Wizard.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I have a small network consisting of five machines. Two of the
computers have Vista Home Premium installed and the others have
various flavors of Windows XP installed. Copying and transferring
files works flawlessly between the machines except for one of the
Xp laptops which has very poor performance when communicating
with either of the Vista machines. I can access this computer
from either of the Vista machines and transfer files with no
problem. However, if I use this laptop to access the Public
folder on either of the Vista machines, the throughput is so slow
to the point that Windows Explorer will "hang". In an effort to
solve this problem I have: Installed and run Network Magic on
both computers...no problems found. I have installed the Link
Layer Topology service on the laptop and I have tried disabling
the "Autotuning level" on one of the Vista machines all to no
avail. The laptop in question has XP Media Center on it with no
antivirus or firewall software installed. All ping times are
good. All of the computers on the network are connected
wirelessly except for one of the Vista machines. I've tried
connecting the laptop directly to the router with a cable but
still no joy. At this point I am stumped.

Hi
Wired connection, Wireless?
Does the Laptop works transfer is faster when interacting with a Win XP
computer?
Try to optimize the Laptops TCP/IP Stack,
http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html
Patch this patch too. Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E433F63F-B816-4E78-B269-626430D55784@microsoft.com...

> I have a small network consisting of five machines. Two of the
> computers have Vista Home Premium installed and the others have
> various flavors of Windows XP installed. Copying and transferring
> files works flawlessly between the machines except for one of the
> Xp laptops which has very poor performance when communicating
> with either of the Vista machines. I can access this computer
> from either of the Vista machines and transfer files with no
> problem. However, if I use this laptop to access the Public
> folder on either of the Vista machines, the throughput is so slow
> to the point that Windows Explorer will "hang". In an effort to
> solve this problem I have: Installed and run Network Magic on
> both computers...no problems found. I have installed the Link
> Layer Topology service on the laptop and I have tried disabling
> the "Autotuning level" on one of the Vista machines all to no
> avail. The laptop in question has XP Media Center on it with no
> antivirus or firewall software installed. All ping times are
> good. All of the computers on the network are connected
> wirelessly except for one of the Vista machines. I've tried
> connecting the laptop directly to the router with a cable but
> still no joy. At this point I am stumped.

Hi Jack,

Thanks very much for the response. As I mentioned in my (too long?) post,
the laptop is on a wireless connection. I did try connecting to the Linksys
WRT-150N router with a cable, but experienced the same results. I have
already installed the Link Layer Topology service on the laptop, but it did
not help. The affected laptop can communicate with the XP machines without
any problem at all. I will try to rebuild the TCP/IP stack tonight. Thanks
for your thoughts.

-Wes

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> Wired connection, Wireless?
> Does the Laptop works transfer is faster when interacting with a Win XP
> computer?
> Try to optimize the Laptops TCP/IP Stack,
> http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html
> Patch this patch too. Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E433F63F-B816-4E78-B269-626430D55784@microsoft.com...

> > I have a small network consisting of five machines. Two of the
> > computers have Vista Home Premium installed and the others have
> > various flavors of Windows XP installed. Copying and transferring
> > files works flawlessly between the machines except for one of the
> > Xp laptops which has very poor performance when communicating
> > with either of the Vista machines. I can access this computer
> > from either of the Vista machines and transfer files with no
> > problem. However, if I use this laptop to access the Public
> > folder on either of the Vista machines, the throughput is so slow
> > to the point that Windows Explorer will "hang". In an effort to
> > solve this problem I have: Installed and run Network Magic on
> > both computers...no problems found. I have installed the Link
> > Layer Topology service on the laptop and I have tried disabling
> > the "Autotuning level" on one of the Vista machines all to no
> > avail. The laptop in question has XP Media Center on it with no
> > antivirus or firewall software installed. All ping times are
> > good. All of the computers on the network are connected
> > wirelessly except for one of the Vista machines. I've tried
> > connecting the laptop directly to the router with a cable but
> > still no joy. At this point I am stumped.

>
>

If anyone reads this message I would like to let them know that after trying
may different settings and changes as recommended by others on this board,
the final solution was installation of Service Pack 1 on both of the Vista
machines. I don't know why but it solved the problem!!!

"Jonesee" wrote:

> Hi Jack,
>
> Thanks very much for the response. As I mentioned in my (too long?) post,
> the laptop is on a wireless connection. I did try connecting to the Linksys
> WRT-150N router with a cable, but experienced the same results. I have
> already installed the Link Layer Topology service on the laptop, but it did
> not help. The affected laptop can communicate with the XP machines without
> any problem at all. I will try to rebuild the TCP/IP stack tonight. Thanks
> for your thoughts.
>
> -Wes
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>

> > Hi
> > Wired connection, Wireless?
> > Does the Laptop works transfer is faster when interacting with a Win XP
> > computer?
> > Try to optimize the Laptops TCP/IP Stack,
> > http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html
> > Patch this patch too. Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >
> > "Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E433F63F-B816-4E78-B269-626430D55784@microsoft.com...

> > > I have a small network consisting of five machines. Two of the
> > > computers have Vista Home Premium installed and the others have
> > > various flavors of Windows XP installed. Copying and transferring
> > > files works flawlessly between the machines except for one of the
> > > Xp laptops which has very poor performance when communicating
> > > with either of the Vista machines. I can access this computer
> > > from either of the Vista machines and transfer files with no
> > > problem. However, if I use this laptop to access the Public
> > > folder on either of the Vista machines, the throughput is so slow
> > > to the point that Windows Explorer will "hang". In an effort to
> > > solve this problem I have: Installed and run Network Magic on
> > > both computers...no problems found. I have installed the Link
> > > Layer Topology service on the laptop and I have tried disabling
> > > the "Autotuning level" on one of the Vista machines all to no
> > > avail. The laptop in question has XP Media Center on it with no
> > > antivirus or firewall software installed. All ping times are
> > > good. All of the computers on the network are connected
> > > wirelessly except for one of the Vista machines. I've tried
> > > connecting the laptop directly to the router with a cable but
> > > still no joy. At this point I am stumped.

> >
> >

Well, that doesn't say a lot about the collective group's ability to solve
problems. On the other hand it may have been a hidden bug that SP1 fixed
that just couldn't be discovered easily. In any event, we are glad your
problem is solved, which is our prime goal, and thank you for taking the
time to supply the feedback.
--
Regards, BobF.

"Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9398D4F2-550B-4036-BCEB-D7F279E5C1B8@microsoft.com...

> If anyone reads this message I would like to let them know that after
> trying
> may different settings and changes as recommended by others on this board,
> the final solution was installation of Service Pack 1 on both of the Vista
> machines. I don't know why but it solved the problem!!!
>
> "Jonesee" wrote:
>

>> Hi Jack,
>>
>> Thanks very much for the response. As I mentioned in my (too long?) post,
>> the laptop is on a wireless connection. I did try connecting to the
>> Linksys
>> WRT-150N router with a cable, but experienced the same results. I have
>> already installed the Link Layer Topology service on the laptop, but it
>> did
>> not help. The affected laptop can communicate with the XP machines
>> without
>> any problem at all. I will try to rebuild the TCP/IP stack tonight.
>> Thanks
>> for your thoughts.
>>
>> -Wes
>>
>> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>>

>> > Hi
>> > Wired connection, Wireless?
>> > Does the Laptop works transfer is faster when interacting with a Win XP
>> > computer?
>> > Try to optimize the Laptops TCP/IP Stack,
>> > http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html
>> > Patch this patch too. Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
>> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
>> >
>> > "Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:E433F63F-B816-4E78-B269-626430D55784@microsoft.com...
>> > > I have a small network consisting of five machines. Two of the
>> > > computers have Vista Home Premium installed and the others have
>> > > various flavors of Windows XP installed. Copying and transferring
>> > > files works flawlessly between the machines except for one of the
>> > > Xp laptops which has very poor performance when communicating
>> > > with either of the Vista machines. I can access this computer
>> > > from either of the Vista machines and transfer files with no
>> > > problem. However, if I use this laptop to access the Public
>> > > folder on either of the Vista machines, the throughput is so slow
>> > > to the point that Windows Explorer will "hang". In an effort to
>> > > solve this problem I have: Installed and run Network Magic on
>> > > both computers...no problems found. I have installed the Link
>> > > Layer Topology service on the laptop and I have tried disabling
>> > > the "Autotuning level" on one of the Vista machines all to no
>> > > avail. The laptop in question has XP Media Center on it with no
>> > > antivirus or firewall software installed. All ping times are
>> > > good. All of the computers on the network are connected
>> > > wirelessly except for one of the Vista machines. I've tried
>> > > connecting the laptop directly to the router with a cable but
>> > > still no joy. At this point I am stumped.
>> >
>> >

All I did to get it working properly - as I had checked all settings were
OK, which they were, was to attempt to map a network drive from an XP
machine to the pre SP1 Vista machine and it worked. It made the entire
network talk to the Vista machine and back the other way. All XP able to
access etc.

"Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9398D4F2-550B-4036-BCEB-D7F279E5C1B8@microsoft.com...

> If anyone reads this message I would like to let them know that after
> trying
> may different settings and changes as recommended by others on this board,
> the final solution was installation of Service Pack 1 on both of the Vista
> machines. I don't know why but it solved the problem!!!
>
> "Jonesee" wrote:
>

>> Hi Jack,
>>
>> Thanks very much for the response. As I mentioned in my (too long?) post,
>> the laptop is on a wireless connection. I did try connecting to the
>> Linksys
>> WRT-150N router with a cable, but experienced the same results. I have
>> already installed the Link Layer Topology service on the laptop, but it
>> did
>> not help. The affected laptop can communicate with the XP machines
>> without
>> any problem at all. I will try to rebuild the TCP/IP stack tonight.
>> Thanks
>> for your thoughts.
>>
>> -Wes
>>
>> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>>

>> > Hi
>> > Wired connection, Wireless?
>> > Does the Laptop works transfer is faster when interacting with a Win XP
>> > computer?
>> > Try to optimize the Laptops TCP/IP Stack,
>> > http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html
>> > Patch this patch too. Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
>> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
>> >
>> > "Jonesee" <Jonesee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:E433F63F-B816-4E78-B269-626430D55784@microsoft.com...
>> > > I have a small network consisting of five machines. Two of the
>> > > computers have Vista Home Premium installed and the others have
>> > > various flavors of Windows XP installed. Copying and transferring
>> > > files works flawlessly between the machines except for one of the
>> > > Xp laptops which has very poor performance when communicating
>> > > with either of the Vista machines. I can access this computer
>> > > from either of the Vista machines and transfer files with no
>> > > problem. However, if I use this laptop to access the Public
>> > > folder on either of the Vista machines, the throughput is so slow
>> > > to the point that Windows Explorer will "hang". In an effort to
>> > > solve this problem I have: Installed and run Network Magic on
>> > > both computers...no problems found. I have installed the Link
>> > > Layer Topology service on the laptop and I have tried disabling
>> > > the "Autotuning level" on one of the Vista machines all to no
>> > > avail. The laptop in question has XP Media Center on it with no
>> > > antivirus or firewall software installed. All ping times are
>> > > good. All of the computers on the network are connected
>> > > wirelessly except for one of the Vista machines. I've tried
>> > > connecting the laptop directly to the router with a cable but
>> > > still no joy. At this point I am stumped.
>> >
>> >