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fcompoccio

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I have two problems with Vista Networking. (XP was so much easier)

First I have 5 computers networked. Two Desktops Vista, one Laptop Vista, Two Desktops XP. All through a 4 port router and a wireless for the laptop.

I cannot view the c:\ drives on either Desktop Vista or Laptop Vista from each of the vista computers. I can see the portable drives connected to the Vista Desktops only. All the Vistas tell me that Windows cannot access these drives. All my permissions are set to full and all are on one network and workgroup. The printer tells me that Operation cannot be completed.

I'll get to to XP accessing Vista computers yet I can access XP from the vistas at another time.

What am I missing here? Any help?
 

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fcompoccio said:
I have two problems with Vista Networking. (XP was so much easier)

First I have 5 computers networked. Two Desktops Vista, one Laptop Vista, Two Desktops XP. All through a 4 port router and a wireless for the laptop.

I cannot view the c:\ drives on either Desktop Vista or Laptop Vista from each of the vista computers. I can see the portable drives connected to the Vista Desktops only. All the Vistas tell me that Windows cannot access these drives. All my permissions are set to full and all are on one network and workgroup. The printer tells me that Operation cannot be completed.

I'll get to to XP accessing Vista computers yet I can access XP from the vistas at another time.

What am I missing here? Any help?
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in the sharing options, have you allowed a guest account? i found that letting a guest account have access to the drives (view only) then this seems to help, password protection seems to make things more difficult.
sharing options.jpg

Edit: i'm on 7 but the sharing options are very similar to Vista.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Hey great it worked now I can see the c:\ drives on the Vista comps. Thanks very much.

The next problem is the shared printer. Can't get to print from any Vista Comp (Desktop or Laptop) but I can from the XP comps (Desktop and Laptop). Keeps giving me error message. What gives? If the xp comps work with the shared printer then I know it is setup on the network.

Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

fcompoccio said:
Hey great it worked now I can see the c:\ drives on the Vista comps. Thanks very much.

The next problem is the shared printer. Can't get to print from any Vista Comp (Desktop or Laptop) but I can from the XP comps (Desktop and Laptop). Keeps giving me error message. What gives? If the xp comps work with the shared printer then I know it is setup on the network.

Any ideas?
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have you tried allowing the printer sharing on the other comps? vista tends to be a bit fussy when it comes to printing to network printers, the other option is to install the printer (via the network) on the vista comps, go to control panel and go to view printers and devices, then add a printer, it should search for network printers to install from there :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
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