Vista - win98 cannot get to vista but vista can "See" win98

07-01-2009

When on my Win98 laptop I can See the vista PC on the network but when I
click on the vista PC (to get to the shared folders) I am asked for a
password. I never set up any password on the vista machine.
I also have an XP which can get to the shared folders of the Vista PC
without having to supply a password.

Any Help appreciated

07-01-2009

Try just hitting the Enter key when asked for a password.

"Bob" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uRBbsFl%23JHA.5092@xxxxxx

Quote:

> When on my Win98 laptop I can See the vista PC on the network but when I
> click on the vista PC (to get to the shared folders) I am asked for a
> password. I never set up any password on the vista machine.
> I also have an XP which can get to the shared folders of the Vista PC
> without having to supply a password.
>
> Any Help appreciated
>
>
>

07-16-2009

On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:40:00 -0500, "Bob" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>When on my Win98 laptop I can See the vista PC on the network but when I
>click on the vista PC (to get to the shared folders) I am asked for a
>password. I never set up any password on the vista machine.
>I also have an XP which can get to the shared folders of the Vista PC
>without having to supply a password.
>
>Any Help appreciated

I'm sorry, but it isn't possible to access Vista's shared folders from
Win98 (or 95 or Me). Vista only supports sharing with Windows 2000
and later versions.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

07-01-2009	#1 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	win98 cannot get to vista but vista can "See" win98 When on my Win98 laptop I can See the vista PC on the network but when I click on the vista PC (to get to the shared folders) I am asked for a password. I never set up any password on the vista machine. I also have an XP which can get to the shared folders of the Vista PC without having to supply a password. Any Help appreciated
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07-01-2009	#2 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	Re: win98 cannot get to vista but vista can "See" win98 Try just hitting the Enter key when asked for a password. "Bob" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uRBbsFl%23JHA.5092@xxxxxx Quote: > When on my Win98 laptop I can See the vista PC on the network but when I > click on the vista PC (to get to the shared folders) I am asked for a > password. I never set up any password on the vista machine. > I also have an XP which can get to the shared folders of the Vista PC > without having to supply a password. > > Any Help appreciated > > >
My System Specs

07-16-2009	#3 (permalink)
Steve Winograd [MS-MVP] n/a posts	Re: win98 cannot get to vista but vista can "See" win98 On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:40:00 -0500, "Bob" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >When on my Win98 laptop I can See the vista PC on the network but when I >click on the vista PC (to get to the shared folders) I am asked for a >password. I never set up any password on the vista machine. >I also have an XP which can get to the shared folders of the Vista PC >without having to supply a password. > >Any Help appreciated I'm sorry, but it isn't possible to access Vista's shared folders from Win98 (or 95 or Me). Vista only supports sharing with Windows 2000 and later versions. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
My System Specs

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