Home network file sharing problem

jzmtl · Jun 19, 2008

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 · Jun 19, 2008

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 · Jun 20, 2008

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 · Jun 20, 2008

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 · Jun 20, 2008

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 · Jun 20, 2008

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!

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