Ok, I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out. I have no
problem viewing and listening to my music from my desktop (main computer with
router attached to it), on this computer. (my laptop).

Why is that after following the directions (what I think was step by step)
the public folder and all the folders I chose to share from the desktop to
the laptop do not show up?

The printer that I have shows up, but the name is not right. Since the name
is not correct, it is not the same path, therefore not the same printer. No
other printers show up, anywhere.

I am at my whits end...any suggestions, ...anyone?

On the desktop, run net share command and on the laptop run net view
\\desktopipaddress command. You may receive a system error message. Please
back with the results.

--
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


"tribegal" wrote in message
...
Ok, I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out. I have no
problem viewing and listening to my music from my desktop (main computer
with
router attached to it), on this computer. (my laptop).

Why is that after following the directions (what I think was step by step)
the public folder and all the folders I chose to share from the desktop to
the laptop do not show up?

The printer that I have shows up, but the name is not right. Since the
name
is not correct, it is not the same path, therefore not the same printer.
No
other printers show up, anywhere.

I am at my whits end...any suggestions, ...anyone?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
How to give Permissions are there, too.
If you are running Norton, etc’s Firewall, check its settings.

1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.

In Vista Network and Sharing:

Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)

Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)

File Sharing: ON

Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)

Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords on ALL computers in your Network) If you have it ON, you will be
asked for a username and password when you try to access a Vista computer
from an XP computer.

Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.


"tribegal" wrote:

Ok, I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out. I have no
problem viewing and listening to my music from my desktop (main computer with
router attached to it), on this computer. (my laptop).

Why is that after following the directions (what I think was step by step)
the public folder and all the folders I chose to share from the desktop to
the laptop do not show up?

The printer that I have shows up, but the name is not right. Since the name
is not correct, it is not the same path, therefore not the same printer. No
other printers show up, anywhere.

I am at my whits end...any suggestions, ...anyone?

C$ C:\ Default share
D$ D:\ Default share
print$ C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers
Printer drivers
IPC$ Remote IPC
ADMIN$ C:\Windows Remote Admin
Public C:\Users\Public
Users C:\Users
HP psc 2350 series (Copy 2)
USB002 Spooled HP psc 2350 series
(Copy 2)
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
Microsoft Document Ima Spooled Microsoft Office
Document Image Wri
The command completed successfully.



************

No information comes up when I type in the ip address command you ask about.
It says the syntax of this command is: Net: with a bunch of words
(Accounts, Computer, Config, etc. ) but nothing to give me any info about
them.

I did a IPCONFIG command and found this:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Link-local IPv6 Add: fe80::a1ee:2035:1a9e:d12b%9
IPv4 add: 10.0.0.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1

Tunnel adapt. LAN* 6
IPv6 Add: 2001:0:4137:9350:2ca4:2b65:f5ff:fffc
Link-local IPv6 Add: fe80::a1ee:2035:1a9e:d12b%9

Tunnel adapt. LAN* 7
Link-local IPv6 Add: fe80::5efe:10.0.0.3%10

Thanks - Susan



"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

On the desktop, run net share command and on the laptop run net view
\\desktopipaddress command. You may receive a system error message. Please
back with the results.

--
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


"tribegal" wrote in message
...
Ok, I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out. I have no
problem viewing and listening to my music from my desktop (main computer
with
router attached to it), on this computer. (my laptop).

Why is that after following the directions (what I think was step by step)
the public folder and all the folders I chose to share from the desktop to
the laptop do not show up?

The printer that I have shows up, but the name is not right. Since the
name
is not correct, it is not the same path, therefore not the same printer.
No
other printers show up, anywhere.

I am at my whits end...any suggestions, ...anyone?

All my settings are as you note. I am running vista and McAfee on both
machines. I am still stumped.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
How to give Permissions are there, too.
If you are running Norton, etc’s Firewall, check its settings.

1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.

In Vista Network and Sharing:

Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)

Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)

File Sharing: ON

Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)

Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords on ALL computers in your Network) If you have it ON, you will be
asked for a username and password when you try to access a Vista computer
from an XP computer.

Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.


"tribegal" wrote:

Ok, I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out. I have no
problem viewing and listening to my music from my desktop (main computer with
router attached to it), on this computer. (my laptop).

Why is that after following the directions (what I think was step by step)
the public folder and all the folders I chose to share from the desktop to
the laptop do not show up?

The printer that I have shows up, but the name is not right. Since the name
is not correct, it is not the same path, therefore not the same printer. No
other printers show up, anywhere.

I am at my whits end...any suggestions, ...anyone?

Make sure desktopipaddress = remote desktop IP address, for exampe 10.0.0.4.

--
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


"tribegal" wrote in message
...
C$ C:\ Default share
D$ D:\ Default share
print$ C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers
Printer
drivers
IPC$ Remote IPC
ADMIN$ C:\Windows Remote Admin
Public C:\Users\Public
Users C:\Users
HP psc 2350 series (Copy 2)
USB002 Spooled HP psc 2350
series
(Copy 2)
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
Microsoft Document Ima Spooled Microsoft Office
Document Image Wri
The command completed successfully.



************

No information comes up when I type in the ip address command you ask
about.
It says the syntax of this command is: Net: with a bunch of words
(Accounts, Computer, Config, etc. ) but nothing to give me any info about
them.

I did a IPCONFIG command and found this:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Link-local IPv6 Add: fe80::a1ee:2035:1a9e:d12b%9
IPv4 add: 10.0.0.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1

Tunnel adapt. LAN* 6
IPv6 Add: 2001:0:4137:9350:2ca4:2b65:f5ff:fffc
Link-local IPv6 Add: fe80::a1ee:2035:1a9e:d12b%9

Tunnel adapt. LAN* 7
Link-local IPv6 Add: fe80::5efe:10.0.0.3%10

Thanks - Susan



"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

On the desktop, run net share command and on the laptop run net view
\\desktopipaddress command. You may receive a system error message.
Please
back with the results.

--
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


"tribegal" wrote in message
...
Ok, I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out. I have no
problem viewing and listening to my music from my desktop (main
computer
with
router attached to it), on this computer. (my laptop).

Why is that after following the directions (what I think was step by
step)
the public folder and all the folders I chose to share from the desktop
to
the laptop do not show up?

The printer that I have shows up, but the name is not right. Since the
name
is not correct, it is not the same path, therefore not the same
printer.
No
other printers show up, anywhere.

I am at my whits end...any suggestions, ...anyone?