http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
How to give Permissions are there, too.
If you are running Norton, etc’s Firewall, check its settings.
1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.
In Vista Network and Sharing:
Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)
Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)
File Sharing: ON
Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)
Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords on ALL computers in your Network) If you have it ON, you will be
asked for a username and password when you try to access a Vista computer
from an XP computer.
Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.
"G.Freeman" wrote:
Quote:
> I use a XP Home SP2 desktop as my primary computer and I have recently bought
> a Vista Home Premium x32 laptop. I use a Netgear 802.11g router. My main
> desktop connects to the router through a hard ethernet line and the laptop
> connects wirelessly. I want to enable file sharing between the two computers.
> What do I do?
>
> ps. One big problem here is that even though I've installed the LLTD hotfix
> for my XP computer, it does not show up in the Network folder/control panel
> while I CAN see it in the Networking and Sharing Center's full network map.