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Sharing between Vista Laptop and XP Desktop/Printer
You may ask why I put up with Vista in the first place. That’s thanks to HP’s decision to embrace Vista so my laptop was pre-built with Vista and no chance to downgrade .... Dell casts doubts on Vista ,----[ Quote ] Dell today revealed that it will restore the option to use Windows XP on some of its home systems,

Why can'tI install Vista home preimum on XP Pro SP2 system ...
Have you already set up the networking for Vista? Since I don't know, here is the full general network troubleshooting boilerplate: Here are general network Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such

Sharing between Vista Laptop and XP Desktop/Printer
In Vista Network and Sharing: Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers) Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc) File Sharing: ON Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared Docs) Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical

Sharing printer on XP machine w/Vista machine
There are three other WIndows XP SP2 and two Windows Vista Home Premium computers also connecting wirelessly, with new Netgear adapters (N or G+ types.) Problem is that the Vista laptop and On the Wireless N Vista desktop I get up to 12Mbps speed over the Internet, and 270Mbps between computer and router.

Network XP Pro to Vista Home
As for me, I am 59yo. with my own business, building and repairing computers, and setting up company networks and security. You are not the only smart-ass I wasn't going to build a brand new computer just to have a look at Vista. Aero, Networking with XP Pro, Printing, EVERYTHING, works. So, is it the software,

Just venting (totally OT)
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. 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

Sharing folders between XP & Vista
To explore this further, I have a newer printer at home that I'll try hooking up to the XP tonight. This printer claims "Designed for Vista" or something You have to run the XP file and printer sharing wizard as well. You don't say how far you have gone with setting a network between them! besides reading the

Can only access Public Files on Vista computer from XP computer
Previously I could share between my XP and the Apple but now that I've upgraded to Vista I can't seem to share my files. Follow this scenario for setting up your Vista sharing: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx Then there is just a bit more work to do on Vista to get it to work with OS X:

Help with Print Sharing from XP to Vista
->When setting up I logged in as a user with the same name and with Admin privileges on both computers, but I have since noticed that this is not needed anymore to Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard I have tried everything and still can't see the XP desktop from the Vista laptop.

Setting up a home network
This was no problem with her old XP desktop, but bad news with her new Vista machine. Here are general network troubleshooting steps. 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

File Sharing between Vista and Mac
The setting is for the server service which is a layer between the spooler on one machine communicating with the spooler on the other machine What Anti Virus .... All my other XP computers can connect to it and install the printer. The Vista machine can see the printer, but will receive an error if I try to connect

Can't view shared files on XP computer from Vista Home Premium
Here are cut/paste steps for setting up your network. Since you didn't mention the desktop's operating system, I'm including all the information about XP. Some of the information below may not be applicable to you. *** This link will take you through Vista networking very well:

Offering Remote Assistance Does Work cross country ...
XP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. "Steve1985" wrote: Quick run down, one destop running XP Home, and one laptop running Vista Home Prem. all setting are good, both computer can ping the router but not each other, i share files and folders on my desktop but nothing comes up in my network

Setting up a wireless network for a shared printer
Somehow it can lock-up the network communication, and at other times (as described below) can affect the ability of the two computers to talk between themselves. The value of the restrictanonymous registry setting on the Vista machine was 0; the value on the XP machine (master browser) was set to 1.

I can't see other computers on the network, but they can see m
Hi everyone, unlike many others in here I could easily share folders between my PC with a fresh Vista Home Premium setup and my laptop with Windows XP SP2. connected to the network via wireless - I have an Xbox 360 connected, too, hooked up to the Linksys router DHCP (on the Linksys) gives every machine an IP,

[Rival] New Trojan for Backdoor-enabled Windows Mobile ...
File and folder encryption (EFS)? we have just bought a server to network the computers and so i can access them remotely. I bought the server from Dell and i You should learn what the differences are between XP Home and Pro, and apply that to how you're setting up the server. If you have created a domain, no,

Vista Business And XP Pro file and directory sharing issues
On my Belkin that is done by setting up a "Virtual Server" yours maybe different. That basically means you are telling the router that when it see's unrequested I have a brand new laptop with Vista Home Premium, and my daughter who lives across the country just got her new desktop computer with Vista Ultimate.

File Sharing between 2 Vista Ultimate PCs
Contact the network administrator..." The host computer is a Windows XP Pro; the laptops are Windows XP MCE and a Mac, respectively. I am not worried about the Mac, I just want to be able to share folders between the two XP's. Can anyone provide me with step by step instructions on how to set up each computer

home network
If you are just going to connect two computers together, you can use what is called a "crossover" cable that crosses the connections between one computer's .... having difficulty connecting to your shared folder on a home or trusted work network, one thing you can test is to temporarily disable the Vista Firewall.

Windows XP computers on wireless network lose login credential
Run the New network Wizard on both computers. 2. Check your firewall settings 2. please tell us whether you are running XP Pro or Home on both machines, you will have no difficulty in setting up your sharing. Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer Sharing in Vista.