I have a network setup where i can share files and printers will i still be
able to do this if my laptop is Windows Vista and dektop Windows XP?

Absolutely. Vista will happily let you map drives and printers.

In article <1172932722.537900.262650@n33g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
S.SubZero says...
> Absolutely. Vista will happily let you map drives and printers.
>
>
In fact it actually works even better. Shared printers on a Vista
machine are automatically added to XP.

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Download Help wrote:
> I have a network setup where i can share files and printers will i still be
> able to do this if my laptop is Windows Vista and dektop Windows XP?

Yes.

File/Printer Sharing Vista -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx


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"Conor" wrote:

> In article <1172932722.537900.262650@n33g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> S.SubZero says...
> > Absolutely. Vista will happily let you map drives and printers.
> >
> >
> In fact it actually works even better. Shared printers on a Vista
> machine are automatically added to XP.
>
> --
> Conor
>
> Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
> until you hear them speak.........
>

Vista won't see many XP machines on the network map.
see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120/en-us

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> "Conor" wrote:
>> In article <1172932722.537900.262650@n33g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
>> S.SubZero says...
>> > Absolutely. Vista will happily let you map drives and printers.
>> In fact it actually works even better. Shared printers on a Vista
>> machine are automatically added to XP.
>> --
>> Conor