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06-25-2007

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:25:01 -0700, Papa Squat!
<PapaSquat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>"Vol" wrote:
>
>> We have 5 machines (4 XP Pro, 1 Vista Home) on a small office network. There
>> is a shared directory on all 5 machines for an Outlook add-in called
>> "C:\osasync". The Vista machine can access this directory on all machines,
>> and the 4 XP machines can access each other with no problem. The Vista
>> machine shows up on all the other PC's, but it gives the "You do not have
>> permission to access this folder" error when clicking on the Vista shared
>> directory from XP. The folder is set to shared, and all permissions on this
>> directory have been manually set to full allow for all user types. Any idea
>> why it won't let an XP machine connect? No firewall being used, by the way.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ~Vol

>Just wondering if anyone has worked this out yet? I have a similar but
>slightly different problem. Had an existing network with 4XP machines and
>added a Dell lap top with Vista Business. XP machines can access files on
>the Vista machine, but Vista machine requires a log in name and password when
>none are set. The Vista machine also won't find shared printers on the XP
>machines. Add to this... Just bought an ACER lap top with Vista Home and it
>networked flawlessly. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks for you time...
>...Dan

Hi Dan,

Networking a computer running Windows Vista with other computers running Windows
XP or earlier operating systems can be unbelievably complex. There is just no
one solution. Do you have a thread of your own, anywhere, describing your
individual problem in detail? If so, we can look at your problem, and maybe
both of us will learn from the experience.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

06-25-2007	#5 (permalink)
Chuck n/a posts	Re: Same as everyone else: Problem with Vista / XP network! On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:25:01 -0700, Papa Squat! <PapaSquat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >"Vol" wrote: > >> We have 5 machines (4 XP Pro, 1 Vista Home) on a small office network. There >> is a shared directory on all 5 machines for an Outlook add-in called >> "C:\osasync". The Vista machine can access this directory on all machines, >> and the 4 XP machines can access each other with no problem. The Vista >> machine shows up on all the other PC's, but it gives the "You do not have >> permission to access this folder" error when clicking on the Vista shared >> directory from XP. The folder is set to shared, and all permissions on this >> directory have been manually set to full allow for all user types. Any idea >> why it won't let an XP machine connect? No firewall being used, by the way. >> >> Thanks! >> >> ~Vol >Just wondering if anyone has worked this out yet? I have a similar but >slightly different problem. Had an existing network with 4XP machines and >added a Dell lap top with Vista Business. XP machines can access files on >the Vista machine, but Vista machine requires a log in name and password when >none are set. The Vista machine also won't find shared printers on the XP >machines. Add to this... Just bought an ACER lap top with Vista Home and it >networked flawlessly. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks for you time... >...Dan Hi Dan, Networking a computer running Windows Vista with other computers running Windows XP or earlier operating systems can be unbelievably complex. There is just no one solution. Do you have a thread of your own, anywhere, describing your individual problem in detail? If so, we can look at your problem, and maybe both of us will learn from the experience. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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