i HAVE A SIMILIAR PROBLEM WITH 9 COMPUTERS ON MY HOME NETWORK THEY ARE ALL
XP PRO WITH A LINKYSYS ROUNTER BUT MY 8 XP PRO CLIENTS SEE THE VISTA ULTIMATE
LAPTOP BUT WHEN I TRY AND CONNECT I GET SECURITY ISSUES AND ON MY LAP TOP IT
DOES NOT SEE ANY OF THE OTHER NINE COMPUTERS ON MY WIRELESS LAN? bUT MY
CLIENTS SEE THE LAPTOP, ANY INSIGHT IS MUCH APPRECIATED?
KENTHOMPSON01@xxxxxx
"Ben Ramsay" wrote:
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> Setup Profile
> Windows Vista Basic on both
> Norton 360 on both
> Connection method required is a LAN connection with internet sharing.
> Previous os was Windows XP Professional on both with same setup
>
> My issue is trying to setup the laptop to access the desktop and vice versa,
> I have been able to share the network on both sucessfully. My problem arises
> when i attempt to access a folder, windows return a permnission required
> message or one to that effect.
>
> I relise Windows Vista is diffrent than Windows XP as i used the procedure
> for Xp to share internet connections on Vista. I basically have the same
> software as before, so what am i diong wrong. I would like to hae a network
> as stated above so that i can transfer data between the two
>
> Is there a step by stem guide, other than the one in help as it dose not
> provide very much information I do admit that I am new to Vista so I could
> be doing something wrong.
>
> Thankyou in advance
> Ben Ramsay
>