Vista - How to share files?

I have a new Vista machine on my network. There is only a workgroup named
WORKGROUP. The network has three devices:
- XP machine
- Vista machine
- NAS

The Vista machine cannot see the NAS. Also, I cannot share the Vista
machine's C drive. Share is greyed out when I right click the C drive and
select Share. These are configured for the Vista machine:
- Network Discovery: On
- File Sharing: On
- Public Folder Sharing: On
- Password protected sharing: On

The Vista machine can see the XP machine and access its resources.
Everything goes through a router. Any suggestions why this machine can't
see the NAS and share its C drive?
Thanks,
Brett

> Any suggestions why this machine can't
> see the NAS and share its C drive?

No idea about the NAS but security in Vista doesn't allow you to share the
whole drive. You can however use the administrative share C$, but that
requires a registry hack first.

> No idea about the NAS but security in Vista doesn't allow you to share the
> whole drive. You can however use the administrative share C$, but that
> requires a registry hack first.

Ah, thanks Alice. I can see the Vista share from other machines now.
Problem is the Vista machine can't see any other machine. I thought it was
just the NAS but it's all other devices. It can surf the web via the router
though. The Vista machine can't ping any of the other devices or itself
either. Other machines can ping the Vista machine and access its resources.

There's something basic I'm not doing right on the Vista machine. Any
suggestions?

Brett

Try the LLTD file from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Install it on XP. It should help Vista discover the XP machine.

"Brett" <public_at_cygen_dot_com> wrote in message
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>> No idea about the NAS but security in Vista doesn't allow you to share
>> the
>> whole drive. You can however use the administrative share C$, but that
>> requires a registry hack first.
>
> Ah, thanks Alice. I can see the Vista share from other machines now.
> Problem is the Vista machine can't see any other machine. I thought it
> was just the NAS but it's all other devices. It can surf the web via the
> router though. The Vista machine can't ping any of the other devices or
> itself either. Other machines can ping the Vista machine and access its
> resources.
>
> There's something basic I'm not doing right on the Vista machine. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Brett
>

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Try the LLTD file from
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> Install it on XP. It should help Vista discover the XP machine.

Thanks. That helped. The Vista machine can ping all network devices by IP
and name. But the Vista machine still can't see any network devices in
Windows Explorer. Any ideas?

Brett

I actually have it working now. I typed in \\computername in Windows
Explorer and the Vista machine found it. However, that same machine doesn't
automatically appear in the network section.

Brett

Search on microsoft.com on "LLTD". A couple of the better hits will be:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/920957 (Technet support
webcast)

http://labs.microsoft.com/whdc/rally/rallylltd.mspx

Another resource is microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing

"Brett" <public_at_cygen_dot_com> wrote in message
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>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ezRtvXnFHHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Try the LLTD file from
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>> Install it on XP. It should help Vista discover the XP machine.
>
> Thanks. That helped. The Vista machine can ping all network devices by
> IP and name. But the Vista machine still can't see any network devices in
> Windows Explorer. Any ideas?
>
> Brett
>

Actually, use the advanced sharing button, instead of the share button. You should be able to share the whole drive.

Rich
"Alice" <Alice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6610AF9B-C814-487B-995A-0F9D9ABD1046@microsoft.com...
> Any suggestions why this machine can't
> see the NAS and share its C drive?

No idea about the NAS but security in Vista doesn't allow you to share the
whole drive. You can however use the administrative share C$, but that
requires a registry hack first.