ArkansasSteve
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I think my problem rests with differences between Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate.
It appears to me that my Sync program fails because, as far as sharing is concerned, Microsoft treats V-HomePremium and V-Ultimate as different operating systems.
Here's a brief summary of my setup: a simple Vista workgroup.
Both computers connected to 2wire router provided by AT&T
LAPTOP...................... DESKTOP
wireless connection...... wired connection
Vista Home Premium.....Vista Ultimate
When I go to windows explorer, I get different results, depending on which computer I am using.
If I am sitting at my ULTIMATE DESKTOP computer, everything works just perfectly. I can explore & sync with my HP LAPTOP perfectly.
However, if I am sitting at my HOME PREMIUM LAPTOP computer, where I spend 95% of my time, I cannot explore the shared folders & files on my ULTIMATE desktop. Instead, I get a "login" window, saying "Connect to DESKTOP", which asks for a login and password. This stops windows exploring & the sync program.
Keep in mind, on ULTIMATE desktop, I am sharing exactly the same folders as on my laptop, and with exactly the same permissions.
I logon to both computers with the same administrator account, same password, same everything.
I have tried with & without "password protected sharing".
No consistent differences.
The only solution I KNOW will solve this is to wipe my DESKTOP ULTIMATE clean and re-install HOME PREMIUM, which is a hell of a lot of work.
If I upgrade my laptop to ULTIMATE, it may solve the problem, OR it may double the problem and I may not be able to explore/sync in either direction, Yikes.
If SOMEONE can solve this, they'll have a new BFF.
It appears to me that my Sync program fails because, as far as sharing is concerned, Microsoft treats V-HomePremium and V-Ultimate as different operating systems.
Here's a brief summary of my setup: a simple Vista workgroup.
Both computers connected to 2wire router provided by AT&T
LAPTOP...................... DESKTOP
wireless connection...... wired connection
Vista Home Premium.....Vista Ultimate
When I go to windows explorer, I get different results, depending on which computer I am using.
If I am sitting at my ULTIMATE DESKTOP computer, everything works just perfectly. I can explore & sync with my HP LAPTOP perfectly.
However, if I am sitting at my HOME PREMIUM LAPTOP computer, where I spend 95% of my time, I cannot explore the shared folders & files on my ULTIMATE desktop. Instead, I get a "login" window, saying "Connect to DESKTOP", which asks for a login and password. This stops windows exploring & the sync program.
Keep in mind, on ULTIMATE desktop, I am sharing exactly the same folders as on my laptop, and with exactly the same permissions.
I logon to both computers with the same administrator account, same password, same everything.
I have tried with & without "password protected sharing".
No consistent differences.
The only solution I KNOW will solve this is to wipe my DESKTOP ULTIMATE clean and re-install HOME PREMIUM, which is a hell of a lot of work.
If I upgrade my laptop to ULTIMATE, it may solve the problem, OR it may double the problem and I may not be able to explore/sync in either direction, Yikes.
If SOMEONE can solve this, they'll have a new BFF.