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February 15th 07, 03:24 PM
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XP Cannot Access Vista Files
I have Vista Ultimate on one computer and XP Pro on the 2nd. Vista has
access to all the XP Pro files and printer and works perfectly but XP Pro cannot see the files or the printer on Vista. This seems to be the opposite problem everyone has. I can ping both computers from Vista but cannot ping the Vista computer from XP Pro. Firewalls are off. I am running Linksys. Workgroup is properly named on both computers. Tried turning off WEP but that didn't solve problem. Before I installed Vista, the network running XP Pro on both machines worked perfectly. File sharing is turned on. Permissions are properly assigned. I am assuming that the problem is somewhere in Vista blocking out XP Pro machine but have spent hours on both machines trying to resolve this issue. Any suggestions would be welcome. 
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February 15th 07, 03:50 PM
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XP Cannot Access Vista Files
Assuming you can't ping the Vista by IP, make sure no other security software blocks the ping and sharing. This post may help,
Solved: Another Vista network file sharing issue http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=297 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 "Ralph Smith" wrote in message ... I have Vista Ultimate on one computer and XP Pro on the 2nd. Vista has access to all the XP Pro files and printer and works perfectly but XP Pro cannot see the files or the printer on Vista. This seems to be the opposite problem everyone has. I can ping both computers from Vista but cannot ping the Vista computer from XP Pro. Firewalls are off. I am running Linksys. Workgroup is properly named on both computers. Tried turning off WEP but that didn't solve problem. Before I installed Vista, the network running XP Pro on both machines worked perfectly. File sharing is turned on. Permissions are properly assigned. I am assuming that the problem is somewhere in Vista blocking out XP Pro machine but have spent hours on both machines trying to resolve this issue. Any suggestions would be welcome.
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