Vista - Cannot share xp files or printer on vista laptop

OK here goes, sorry if this has been answered before, but I can't seem to be
able to successfully add my daughter's new dell latitude notebook running
vista enterprise service pack 1 to our existing wireless home network which
consists of 2 dells running xp home and 1 dell running xp media center. I am
using a linksys router with the media center computer, and all 4 computers
can connect to the internet. The xp machines have been sharing files and
printers and still can. I would like to share files and printers on the xp
machines with the vista laptop. I have read the information from microsoft
at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...7037.aspx#EEAA and have my
network set to private on the vista computer as well as turning on network
discovery, file sharing, public folder sharing, and printer sharing. I
changed the vista workgroup to mshome to correspond with the existing xp
network. Two of the xp computers are using norton security center and I have
added the ip addresses of all 4 computers to the trusted network list. The
xp media center computer has McAfee Security Center and I have allowed the ip
addresses there as well. I can see all computers including the vista laptop
on the network from the xp machines and can still share files among the xp
computer, but cannot access the vista (I really don't even need to). When I
try to view computers and devices on the vista, I only see an icon for the
router, and the vista itself. When I select view full map, I can also see
one of the xps (one of the two using norton). All four computers can ping
each other. Any ideas about what I'm missing?

Hi
That usually means that the Vista file Sharing/permission is Not configured
correctly.
Make sure that the Software Firewall on each computer allows free local
traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall On, Vista/XP Native Firewall should
be Off, and the active Firewall has to adjusted to your Network IP numbers
on what is some time called the Trusted Zone (consult your 3rd Party
Firewall instructions.
General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista (Not need for XP-SP3) -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Sharing between Windows XP and Mac -
http://www.realifewebdesigns.com/web...file-share.asp
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"woody" <woody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Jack,
I have to give up trying to network the vista laptop because now the user
accounts have been corrupted and I cannot log on at all. I get a message
that my account has been disabled. Please see your system administrator.
Can't log in in safe mode as adminsitrator without getting the message that
the password is incorrect. I guess I have to reload the operating system
unless you have any ideas about this problem. Maybe I should post it in a
different forum.


Woody

"Jack [MVP-Networking]" wrote: