Mick Murphy

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx

The above link is for Vista file and printer sharing from Microsoft

"Tom" wrote:

> I have a Vista Laptop and a Vista Desktop.
>
> I would like to share my 'Public' folder from each computer on the network,
> ie on the desktop so I can access public files from the desktop, and on the
> laptop, so that on the desktop I can access the public folder on my laptop.
>
> At the moment, my desktop computer can access the 'Public' folder of my
> laptop through the wireless network, however my laptop cannot view the folder
> from my desktop.
>
> Clicking on 'Network' from my desktop, it comes up with my modem, the laptop
> and the desktop itself, all of which I can click and go on to view the
> 'Public' folder and printers. Clicking on 'Network' from my laptop however,
> it comes up with the laptop, the desktop and the modem, all clickable except
> the desktop, which is says it cannot find on the network.
>
> The only difference between the two computers I have noticed is that, when
> single-clicking on the laptop on 'Network', in the 'Details Pane' it says
> 'Network Location', whereas on the laptop, on 'Network', Clicking the desktop
> it does not have this information.
>
> Thanks for you help in advance =)