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Thread ID: 89710 2008-05-09 07:30:00 Vista to XP Networking problem supersi (8401) Press F1
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667633 2008-05-09 07:30:00 I have an XP pro notebook connecting wirelessly to a router.
I have a Vista desktop connected by cable to the same router.
The computers are set up to share files between each other but....

The XP pc can view, copy/paste & change files shared files on the Vista PC.
However the Vista PC can see but cannot access the shared drive on the XP Pro pc. I get this message...Attached file: permission_denied.jpg (www.imagef1.net.nz) (27 KB)

I have tried all sorts of things but nothing works.
Has anyone got an easy step by step guide?
I googled this issue and there's heaps of how to's but none of them seem to work.

I did get it to work ages ago but I can't remember the exact steps I took.
supersi (8401)
667634 2008-05-09 07:36:00 Have you checked the firewall rules on the XP computer? Jen (38)
667635 2008-05-09 08:00:00 I am using Windows Firewall and file sharing is enabled supersi (8401)
667636 2008-05-09 08:02:00 Are you logged into the Vista machine with a Username / Password that is also identical on the XP machine? Could be a username / pwd permissions issue.. Chilling_Silence (9)
667637 2008-05-09 08:14:00 On my Vista machine it has my name, on the XP machine it's just 'administrator' . supersi (8401)
667638 2008-05-09 08:53:00 Same Administrator password on both? Chilling_Silence (9)
667639 2008-05-09 11:47:00 Is simple file sharing enabled on the XP machine? If not, enable it.
Also check HKLM-System/CurrControlSet/Control/LSA- restrictanonymous=0. If = 1, change to 0.
linw (53)
667640 2008-05-09 22:07:00 Ok, it's set to 0, simple file-sharing is on.
I cheated a bit and downloaded a free trial of a program called Network Magic.
That fixed everything, I then uninstalled Network Magic and it all still works.
supersi (8401)
667641 2008-05-10 05:55:00 Good that you're sorted. linw (53)
667642 2008-05-11 04:04:00 Ok, it's set to 0, simple file-sharing is on.
I cheated a bit and downloaded a free trial of a program called Network Magic.
That fixed everything, I then uninstalled Network Magic and it all still works.
Well thats the main reason why I bought it.

It works when vista puts upp all sorts of road blocks for no good reason.
Paranoid programming going on in MS these days.
zcc (50)
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