well it does seem strange...
I personaly dont use dhcp on my router, I have disabled it, and give static
IP addresses
to the machines... that way I can manually open ports in the router...
anyway.. I am sure people will help you on those 2 newsgroups... its not bad
asking for help....
If you have seen my posts in this newsgroup... I have bashed vista like no
other human on this planet..
because of a huge number of problems that could have been avoided....
I personally cannot work on vista! its to slow and programs show strange
behaviour.. my main machine still runs XP.
I have networked my xp and vista computers with no problem... but I did
select the "home" option when I first started vista.... and again.. I use
static IP's
"busyinla" <busyinla@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27E94CD8-FAB7-4820-AC5D-2C920955A892@microsoft.com...
>I am able to view my own files on my Vista computer from the same Vista
> computer with no problem.
>
> As far as I can tell regarding the type of network, there are only
> "Public"
> and "Private" options. Mine is set to Private as per the many directions
> I
> have read.
>
> I will look into reposting my questions on the groups you have indicated.
> Actually, I have never posted questions here in the 12 years I have worked
> with computers.
>
> I am beginning to regret my Vista Ultimate upgrade. I had XP (and all of
> the previous operating systems back to OS2) down pat.
>
> Thank you
>
> "Tiberius" wrote:
>
>> I asked you to do the same \\computername on the actual vista machine to
>> see
>> if it "sees" itself and its shares...
>>
>> does it see its own shared folders? This will show you if vista itself is
>> the culprit.
>>
>>
>> from what I an percieving vista has not shared its files correctly...
>>
>> What steps did you take to share files?
>>
>> when you first joined a network with vista it had 3 options, home, work,
>> and
>> public (I think)
>>
>> which one did you chose?
>>
>>
>> I would also suggest you make a new post in the following 2 HIGHLITED
>> newsgroups SEE SCREENSHOT
>> http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5...enshot2dr8.jpg
>>
>> Crosspost the question and give the most details you can.. perhaps you
>> will
>> get better help that way
>>
>>
>>
>> "busyinla" <busyinla@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CFAFAF14-4C5A-4B39-B1AD-6526E7B3D016@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you so much for your response.
>> >
>> > When I go to my XP SP2 computer and try to type in \\COMPUTERNAME
>> > (where
>> > the
>> > COMPUTERNAME is the name of my Vista Computer) I get a message saying
>> > that
>> > that name cannot be found on this server, although there is a graphic
>> > representation of my Vista computer sitting right there in the window.
>> > Of
>> > course, when I click on the Vista computer, I am told I "may not have
>> > permission...."
>> >
>> > My router is a Netgear router using DHCP with dynamic IP addresses.
>> >
>> > I am only using the Windows Firewall right now, and I have enabled
>> > "File
>> > and
>> > Print Sharing" in the advanced properties of the Windows Firewall.
>> >
>> > As far as the "Win HTTP Web Proxy Autoproxy Discovery" service, when I
>> > check
>> > in Windows Services, I see it is "running."
>> >
>> > Any thoughts?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > "Tiberius" wrote:
>> >
>> >> what happens if you type in the windows explorer window the following:
>> >>
>> >> \\COMPUTERNAME
>> >>
>> >> where computer name is the name of the vista computer?
>> >>
>> >> You should see some things there, try it from the xp machine and try
>> >> it
>> >> again from the vista machine (yes to see if it sees itself).
>> >>
>> >> Do you have some firewall that may be blocking something?
>> >> In vista it has a yello information bar at some point that asks you if
>> >> you
>> >> want to use autodiscovery..
>> >> did you do that?
>> >>
>> >> is this a newtwork with static IP addresses or do you have a router
>> >> that
>> >> uses DHCP?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "busyinla" <busyinla@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A72CD9A4-DC9A-4D1B-9F2D-55C21C3C9969@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have been unable to access my shared files from my home's XP
>> >> >machines
>> >> >to
>> >> >my
>> >> > Vista Ultimate machine. On the Vista machine, I have enabled the
>> >> > guest
>> >> > account, enabled all of the file sharing, enabled sharing to
>> >> > "everyone,"
>> >> > "Guest," and anything else I could find, and made sure sharing was
>> >> > enabled
>> >> > on
>> >> > the folders I wanted shared. Password protection is disabled. I am
>> >> > able
>> >> > to
>> >> > access files on my XP machines from my Vista machine, but not the
>> >> > reverse.
>> >> > The name of the network is consistent on all of the machines. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > tried
>> >> > everything I have found written in these groups to no avail. I have
>> >> > been
>> >> > working on this for days! Does anyone have any ideas for me?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>