networkingbetween xp and vista

munapanda · 10-23-2008, 01:43 PM

this is muna from mumbai
i got a 2 comp having xp and vista .i put computers in same workgroup
and ip also is 192.168.1.5,192.168.1.23
i can access shareing files in xp but icannot accecc files in vista from
xp comp . vista computer name is hp-pc and xp copmuter name is abc.
when i enter ip in run in hp-pc it show connect to abc and for username and password. when i enter username is administrator and
password ishows hp-pc administrator
iam in serious problem
please suggest me as quick as possibls

kalymnos · 10-23-2008, 02:04 PM

Hey muna, one thing you might check is whether or not network discovery and file sharing is activated in Vista.

Open the Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center and then under the "Sharing and Discovery" section make sure that "Network Discovery" and "File Sharing" are turned on.

**johnwill** · 10-24-2008, 05:54 PM

PC Chuck's Windows XP And Vista On The LAN Together

10-23-2008, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
munapanda Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp & vista	networkingbetween xp and vista this is muna from mumbai i got a 2 comp having xp and vista .i put computers in same workgroup and ip also is 192.168.1.5,192.168.1.23 i can access shareing files in xp but icannot accecc files in vista from xp comp . vista computer name is hp-pc and xp copmuter name is abc. when i enter ip in run in hp-pc it show connect to abc and for username and password. when i enter username is administrator and password ishows hp-pc administrator iam in serious problem please suggest me as quick as possibls

10-23-2008, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
kalymnos Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 OS: XP, Win2k3 Server, Vista SP1	Re: networkingbetween xp and vista Hey muna, one thing you might check is whether or not network discovery and file sharing is activated in Vista. Open the Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center and then under the "Sharing and Discovery" section make sure that "Network Discovery" and "File Sharing" are turned on.

10-24-2008, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
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