Vista - Can't add non local user to share

On Zack's excellent Vista Knowledge Base under Sharing files and folders in
Vista it says

"You can type in users on another computer as well, so if Bob on "laptop3"
wanted to access, you can type in LAPTOP3\Bob (so the computer name,
backslash then username). "

I have tried this multiple times on multiple machines (currently have 3
Vista beta2 machines up in a wired workgroup). It so far hasn't worked for
me, is there something I'm missing?

It seems that sharing in Beta 2 is slightly broken apparently. Sorry (

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"Shay" <none@given.com> wrote in message
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> On Zack's excellent Vista Knowledge Base under Sharing files and folders
> in
> Vista it says
>
> "You can type in users on another computer as well, so if Bob on "laptop3"
> wanted to access, you can type in LAPTOP3\Bob (so the computer name,
> backslash then username). "
>
> I have tried this multiple times on multiple machines (currently have 3
> Vista beta2 machines up in a wired workgroup). It so far hasn't worked
> for
> me, is there something I'm missing?
>

I'm almost glad it's broken, at least I know I wasn't missing something
obvious


"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> It seems that sharing in Beta 2 is slightly broken apparently. Sorry (
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Shay" <none@given.com> wrote in message
> news:OF4y2MhjGHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> On Zack's excellent Vista Knowledge Base under Sharing files and folders
>> in
>> Vista it says
>>
>> "You can type in users on another computer as well, so if Bob on
>> "laptop3"
>> wanted to access, you can type in LAPTOP3\Bob (so the computer name,
>> backslash then username). "
>>
>> I have tried this multiple times on multiple machines (currently have 3
>> Vista beta2 machines up in a wired workgroup). It so far hasn't worked
>> for
>> me, is there something I'm missing?
>>
>
>