Vista - netorking problem

I have a desktop with xp on it
i also have a laptop with vista home premium on it
i have set up a wireless router and both machines can connect to the
internet ok
when i use my laptop i cant see or share files of my desktop what i want
to do is access all my music 50gb so if iam outside ine garden i can play my
music
can someone please help me solve this
many thanks

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx

The above link should help.

"philswatsof2" wrote:

> I have a desktop with xp on it
> i also have a laptop with vista home premium on it
> i have set up a wireless router and both machines can connect to the
> internet ok
> when i use my laptop i cant see or share files of my desktop what i want
> to do is access all my music 50gb so if iam outside ine garden i can play my
> music
> can someone please help me solve this
> many thanks

If turn off the firewall, you can ping each other by IP? Or this troubleshooting may help,

Vista troubleshootingTroubleshooting Vista Remote Access Issues ... Networking between Vista and other Windows OS ... Info: Step by step troubleshooting VISTA sharing ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vista.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"philswatsof2" <philswatsof2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B044D101-3DB3-452F-B44B-E5B1E98C4A55@microsoft.com...
I have a desktop with xp on it
i also have a laptop with vista home premium on it
i have set up a wireless router and both machines can connect to the
internet ok
when i use my laptop i cant see or share files of my desktop what i want
to do is access all my music 50gb so if iam outside ine garden i can play my
music
can someone please help me solve this
many thanks