sharing files between Vista Business & Vista Home Premium

I have a laptop with Vista Business and a desktop with Vista Home Premium.

All my files are stored on my Vista Home machine.

When I try to access the files from my laptop, it always requires
the username and password on the Vista Home machine after
a reboot. And, then some days it will allow me to access the files
and some days it won't. I have to reboot several times to get
them to talk again.

I also have another desktop with Vista Home. It never requires
a user name or password to access the Vista Home machine, but
it sometimes can access the files and sometimes can't -- just like
the laptop.

I have changed user names, workgroup names, uninstalled all
firewall/av software except Windows Firewall, opened up all permissions
on both computers: no password requirement, discovery on, public
file sharing 'on', file sharing 'on', changed the network type to private
-- all to no avail.

Please help. I'm at my wits end.

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:32:10 -0700, GeekforHire
<GeekforHire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a laptop with Vista Business and a desktop with Vista Home Premium.
>
>All my files are stored on my Vista Home machine.
>
>When I try to access the files from my laptop, it always requires
>the username and password on the Vista Home machine after
>a reboot. And, then some days it will allow me to access the files
>and some days it won't. I have to reboot several times to get
>them to talk again.
>
>I also have another desktop with Vista Home. It never requires
>a user name or password to access the Vista Home machine, but
>it sometimes can access the files and sometimes can't -- just like
>the laptop.
>
>I have changed user names, workgroup names, uninstalled all
>firewall/av software except Windows Firewall, opened up all permissions
>on both computers: no password requirement, discovery on, public
>file sharing 'on', file sharing 'on', changed the network type to private
>-- all to no avail.
>
>Please help. I'm at my wits end.

If you're not using a specified account ("no password requirement" = Password
Protected Sharing Off??) then you need Guest activated for network access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0....html#Activate

Or maybe you have cached a token already, from a previous connection (VB / VHP
will I believe both cache tokens).
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#NonGuest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0....html#NonGuest

--
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.