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**spike2me** · 06-01-2009, 06:43 PM

To recap, can you ping the Vista machine's IP address from the ? Can you Ping the XP machine from the Vista machine? Do you have File sharing on in XP (Windows Explorer/Tools/folder Options/View/Advnaced Settings scroll to the bottom, make sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is checked. Restart both computers. Ping each machine again. Once you can ping the machines you should be able to browse them.

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spike2me TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,643 OS: XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows7	Re: File sharing between WinXP and Vista To recap, can you ping the Vista machine's IP address from the ? Can you Ping the XP machine from the Vista machine? Do you have File sharing on in XP (Windows Explorer/Tools/folder Options/View/Advnaced Settings scroll to the bottom, make sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is checked. Restart both computers. Ping each machine again. Once you can ping the machines you should be able to browse them. __________________ Spike Baron A Plus, MCSE, MCAS (office 2007) MOUS, CNA