Shared folders and printers

How do you get access to shared folders and printers on a wireless network?

I've shared the folders on the desktop pc and set all the folders to be co-owned by everyone, the printer is shared yet Vista won't let my laptops can't open the folders or connect to my printer attached to the desktop.
The laptops shows up on the network but I get \\xxxx\xxxx is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the network resource. ........ The specific network name is no longer available.

They are all set to be Private networks and the workgroup name is the same on all computers.

What more do you have to do!

regards,
Paul

Hi Paul,

What antivirus/security software are you using?

AVG Antivirus 8.0.100

Try right clicking on the hard drive that contains the folders, then enable the sharing and if necessary allow full read/write access as you need.

yidaho said:

AVG Antivirus 8.0.100

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Do you use any other Firewall software?

Just Windows firewall.

BTW I can see the desktop computer from the laptop and when double click see all the 'shared' folders but they will not open.

The desktop sees the laptops and CAN open the shared folders on the laptop.

Confused!

yidaho said:

Just Windows firewall.

BTW I can see the desktop computer from the laptop and when double click see all the 'shared' folders but they will not open.

The desktop sees the laptops and CAN open the shared folders on the laptop.

Confused!

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Well that eliminates any software blocking connections...

Both machines running Vista?

Desktop Vista Ultimate, Laptop Vista Home Premium

Try using password protected sharing.

Shouldn't it work 'out of the box'?

Not necessarily.

yidaho said:

Desktop Vista Ultimate, Laptop Vista Home Premium

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Hey Yidaho,

Can you access the machine my typing the ip address? (for example \\0.0.0.0)

\\ipaddress\c$ should get you into a share on c: of that computer.

SCSIraidGURU said:

\\ipaddress\c$ should get you into a share on c: of that computer.

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A Username and password box comes up.

dmex said:

yidaho said:

Desktop Vista Ultimate, Laptop Vista Home Premium

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Hey Yidaho,

Can you access the machine my typing the ip address? (for example \\0.0.0.0)

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I get a folder with a list of 'shared' folders but can't access any of them.

You need to go into the shares and add permission to your user accounts.

SCSIraidGURU said:

You need to go into the shares and add permission to your user accounts.

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If only I knew what that meant! :D

I shall 'play about' with the settings, will that do?

Right click on each shared drive. Choose sharing

Click advanced share

Name the share. I usually do tape_d which would be tape workstation drive d

Click on permissions

Remove everyone

click add

add your user and give them full control.

ok till close.

SCSIraidGURU said:

Right click on each shared drive. Choose sharing

Click advanced share

Name the share. I usually do tape_d which would be tape workstation drive d

Click on permissions

Remove everyone

click add

add your user and give them full control.

ok till close.

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add your user and give them full control - struggled with this bit, how do you do this exactly.

yidaho said:

SCSIraidGURU said:

Right click on each shared drive. Choose sharing

Click advanced share

Name the share. I usually do tape_d which would be tape workstation drive d

Click on permissions

Remove everyone

click add

add your user and give them full control.

ok till close.

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add your user and give them full control - struggled with this bit, how do you do this exactly.

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Just add the user account your using on that machine, then login using that account and password on the remote machine...You must have a password set or you wont be able to login though.

Hope it helps.