Home network file sharing problem

[jzmtl]

So I had two computers running on win XP on my home wireless network, they can see and access the shared file folder no problem.

One of them crapped out, so I went and bought a laptop running win vista. Now it can connect to the wireless work no problem, but if I go to start>network I only see this computer name, and don't see the shared folders from the other computer running win XP. What am I not doing right? This is my first computer with win vista so I'm clueless here.

 

[Lite_me]

This link might help shed some light on the problem. Looks like they've changed the workgroup name in Vista. Sorry, I don't have Vista to help much more.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037(TechNet.10).aspx
and
Google.. http://www.google.com/search?aq=2&oq=file+sharing&hl=en&q=file+sharing+vista

HTH

 

[jzmtl]

Thanks for the help. I changed workgroup on both computer to the same one. Now xp can see and access public folder on vista all the time. Vista however, only can find xp sometimes, weird.

 

[Niconical]

On the Vista PC.

Go to start button / Network......
Then near top of window select network and sharing center......
Then change 'network discovery' (and others if wanted) to "ON".

 

[jzmtl]

Thanks, already did that. It seems to be working right now, I'll see if it'll keep working by the time I get up tomorrow.

 

[light_emitting_dude]

I have my home pc's set up the same way. I use Microsoft sync toy to synchronize my documents. Glad to hear you got it working!