XP and Vista networking....again

>
> do i need to create a workgroup on the XP machine, or the Vista machine?
> Do i need to create the same user accounts on both machines?
>
> i need some serious help please.
>
> thanks all

> Ok, from all the threads below...im still confused and at square 1....
>
> I have a XP Desktop PC connected to a DSL wireless router via Ethernet
> Cable...
> I also now have a Vista Laptop that connects to the wireless router.
>
> On the vista machine, i have turned on Network Discovery, File
> Sharing,
> Public Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing. Turned off Password Protected
> Sharing, and Media Sharing.
>
> What steps do i need to take to allow these two computers to see
> eachother
> and communicate, file share, printer share....etc.
>
> i have tried everything i can think of with the two machines and still
> can
> not figure this out....
>
> does anyone have some step by step instructions...
>
> do i need to create a workgroup on the XP machine, or the Vista
> machine?
> Do i need to create the same user accounts on both machines?
>
> i need some serious help please.
>
> thanks all

> 2. Can you see the Public folder (or anything) on the Vista machine by
> expanding 'Network' in Windows Explorer on the XP machine ?

> 3. Have you attempted to map any network drives to any shared folders on
> either machine ?

> 4. Have you checked that Client for MS Networks and File and Printer
> Sharing are enabled in the properties of the connection in Network
> Connections on the XP machine ?

>
> Apologies if you have answered such questions in other threads.
>
> In trepidation
> Tom
>
> "tony" <tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B1FA2484-4D05-46C6-859A-2279AF356725@microsoft.com...

> > Ok, from all the threads below...im still confused and at square 1....
> >
> > I have a XP Desktop PC connected to a DSL wireless router via Ethernet
> > Cable...
> > I also now have a Vista Laptop that connects to the wireless router.
> >
> > On the vista machine, i have turned on Network Discovery, File
> > Sharing,
> > Public Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing. Turned off Password Protected
> > Sharing, and Media Sharing.
> >
> > What steps do i need to take to allow these two computers to see
> > eachother
> > and communicate, file share, printer share....etc.
> >
> > i have tried everything i can think of with the two machines and still
> > can
> > not figure this out....
> >
> > does anyone have some step by step instructions...
> >
> > do i need to create a workgroup on the XP machine, or the Vista
> > machine?
> > Do i need to create the same user accounts on both machines?
> >
> > i need some serious help please.
> >
> > thanks all

>
>
>
>

> > 1. Have you actually created any shares ?

>
> yes, on the Vista machine, i click the link in the Network page that says:
> "show the shares located on this computer" and i can see several files and
> printers...i even created a "testshare" folder on the desktop which i had to
> do the "advance share option" just to get it to share.....
>

> > 2. Can you see the Public folder (or anything) on the Vista machine by
> > expanding 'Network' in Windows Explorer on the XP machine ?

>
> No, that is where i am lost.... i can not see the laptop, nor any shares on
> that machine..... but this XP machine has Symantec and McAfee.....ive tried
> shutting those down and in McAfee allwoing "windows file sharing"...but could
> those still be blocking and outsiders in?
>

> > 3. Have you attempted to map any network drives to any shared folders on
> > either machine ?

>
> I tried creating several workgroups to try to join, but NO, i did not
> actually map any network drives to any folders becuase i cant see
> anything...on the Vista machine, from the XP...
>

> > 4. Have you checked that Client for MS Networks and File and Printer
> > Sharing are enabled in the properties of the connection in Network
> > Connections on the XP machine ?

>
> Yes.
>

> >
> > Apologies if you have answered such questions in other threads.
> >
> > In trepidation
> > Tom
> >
> > "tony" <tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B1FA2484-4D05-46C6-859A-2279AF356725@microsoft.com...

> > > Ok, from all the threads below...im still confused and at square 1....
> > >
> > > I have a XP Desktop PC connected to a DSL wireless router via Ethernet
> > > Cable...
> > > I also now have a Vista Laptop that connects to the wireless router.
> > >
> > > On the vista machine, i have turned on Network Discovery, File
> > > Sharing,
> > > Public Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing. Turned off Password Protected
> > > Sharing, and Media Sharing.
> > >
> > > What steps do i need to take to allow these two computers to see
> > > eachother
> > > and communicate, file share, printer share....etc.
> > >
> > > i have tried everything i can think of with the two machines and still
> > > can
> > > not figure this out....
> > >
> > > does anyone have some step by step instructions...
> > >
> > > do i need to create a workgroup on the XP machine, or the Vista
> > > machine?
> > > Do i need to create the same user accounts on both machines?
> > >
> > > i need some serious help please.
> > >
> > > thanks all

> >
> >
> >
> >