Wireless network problems, Vista/XP network

hatehereyes

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ok so this problem has been going on for awhile now but has gotten worse somehow...

before i could not access my vista computer upstairs from my xp computer downstairs.

i've made sure the settings are what they should be on the vista computer since i can easily access my xp computer from the vista computer.

now the problem has gotten worse by that i can't access my xp computer from the vista computer or vice versa so now i can't transfer files from each computer. i need to use my external drive or a flash drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Pentium 4 3.0ghz/ Dual Xeon 2.8ghz 8 cores
    Motherboard
    Intel D915GUX
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 533MHz Memory/4gb DDR2 FB-DIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon x600 Series/ATI Radeon x2600xt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 19" Gateway FPD1965
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD
    Velociraptor 300GB WD
    40gb
    Mac Pro - 500gb, 2x 320gb, 150gb
could you ever access the XP machines from Vista after installing SP3?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
from what i remember yeah i was able to...
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Pentium 4 3.0ghz/ Dual Xeon 2.8ghz 8 cores
    Motherboard
    Intel D915GUX
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 533MHz Memory/4gb DDR2 FB-DIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon x600 Series/ATI Radeon x2600xt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 19" Gateway FPD1965
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD
    Velociraptor 300GB WD
    40gb
    Mac Pro - 500gb, 2x 320gb, 150gb
yes file and print sharing is enabled on both computers since i use the printers connected to a xp computer upstairs to print things.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Pentium 4 3.0ghz/ Dual Xeon 2.8ghz 8 cores
    Motherboard
    Intel D915GUX
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 533MHz Memory/4gb DDR2 FB-DIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon x600 Series/ATI Radeon x2600xt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 19" Gateway FPD1965
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD
    Velociraptor 300GB WD
    40gb
    Mac Pro - 500gb, 2x 320gb, 150gb
well i just uninstalled SP3 but i still have the problem...

this is what popups when i try to open a shared folder..
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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Pentium 4 3.0ghz/ Dual Xeon 2.8ghz 8 cores
    Motherboard
    Intel D915GUX
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 533MHz Memory/4gb DDR2 FB-DIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon x600 Series/ATI Radeon x2600xt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 19" Gateway FPD1965
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD
    Velociraptor 300GB WD
    40gb
    Mac Pro - 500gb, 2x 320gb, 150gb
XP SP3 automatically turns on the Firewall in XP. This is even if you previously turned it off. Go into the control panel on the XP machine, and double check.

On one machine, I had to turn it on and off TWICE before it cleared. Can't say why, just that it did.

Hope that helps.
 

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well after i uninstalled SP3 i even try turning off the firewall but still it didn't work...
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Pentium 4 3.0ghz/ Dual Xeon 2.8ghz 8 cores
    Motherboard
    Intel D915GUX
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 533MHz Memory/4gb DDR2 FB-DIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon x600 Series/ATI Radeon x2600xt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 19" Gateway FPD1965
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD
    Velociraptor 300GB WD
    40gb
    Mac Pro - 500gb, 2x 320gb, 150gb
well after i uninstalled SP3 i even try turning off the firewall but still it didn't work...


If you are absolutely sure there is nothing blocking like a firewall on EITHER machine, then try this:

On the XP machine, create a new directory in the root of C: called NetAccess

After creating it, place the mouse cursor on the new directory and RIGHT CLICK with your mouse.

A menu will appear and there will be an entry called "Sharing and Security".

Do a normal LEFT CLICK with your mouse on that entry.

A new window will open with 3 tabs.... General - Sharing - Customize

Click the SHARING tab and you will see two different areas. We are concerned ONLY with the 2nd one, called Network sharing and security.

Click the box that says "Share this folder on the network"

A check will appear in the box and the name "NetAccess" will appear right below it in the box that says "Share Name"

BELOW that box is another box. It says "Allow network users to change my files".

Check THAT box as well.

Click APPLY in the bottom right of the box, then click OK. The box will disappear.

Close ALL windows on the machine and SHUT DOWN.

Go to your Vista Machine and SHUT DOWN.

Restart your XP Machine. Login. When the machine is fully booted and waiting, THEN go and restart your Vista Machine.

Now use your Network browser and find the XP machine, then click on the new folder you created called NetAccess. It should just open up.

If this works correctly, you should be able to copy something from your Vista machine and paste it into that new directory.

If ALL this works, your problem is with inherited security rights.

Rather than explain and try to fix it, it would be MUCH easier to just create new directories on each machine in the same manner as you just did with NetAccess.

One thing, do NOT name them the same on both machines. It's just easier to name them differently like VistaAccess on the Vista machine, etc.

Hope that helps.
 

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hmm ok i'll try to do that later when i get home.
thanks for that information and hopefully it works out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Pentium 4 3.0ghz/ Dual Xeon 2.8ghz 8 cores
    Motherboard
    Intel D915GUX
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 533MHz Memory/4gb DDR2 FB-DIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon x600 Series/ATI Radeon x2600xt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 19" Gateway FPD1965
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD
    Velociraptor 300GB WD
    40gb
    Mac Pro - 500gb, 2x 320gb, 150gb
You may try activating the security rights.

Right click on the Drive Click Properties....
Click on Security Tab
Check the Rights to all the acconts ..

Now check if you are able to acess
 

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