I have a pc and a laptop. Both have vista they are both set up to share files
the same way. I can acess the share from laptop to pc but not pc to laptop. I
can see the laptop on the network but will get ...cannot acess\\laptop. The
printer is shared by the laptop no problem.Both have windows firewall.
help please anyone

Try to create the same username and password on both computers. This search result may help too,

Vista Permission IssuesPost Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:14 am Post subject: How to: check permissions using Vista icacls command, Reply with quote . ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistapermission.htm


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"Gary Van Valkenburg" Gary Van wrote in message ...
I have a pc and a laptop. Both have vista they are both set up to share files
the same way. I can acess the share from laptop to pc but not pc to laptop. I
can see the laptop on the network but will get ...cannot acess\\laptop. The
printer is shared by the laptop no problem.Both have windows firewall.
help please anyone

Comment: I also have file sharing problems on my Vista/XP network. One solution (such as yours) is to have the SAME user name and password on BOTH computers! I don't know if this will help or not, but having to do this is ridiculous! My computers are used by 2 different people, with 2 different habits, 2 different lives, etc. We have individual preferences, and to suggest that we rename one to the identity of the other is just plain foolish.

Maybe this works, as I said, but it shouldn't have to. We should be able to share whatever files/folders we want without changing our identities.

I should have stayed with Atari!

Thanks for listening!

EW

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote in message ...
Try to create the same username and password on both computers. This search result may help too,

Thank you for the post. If the security is not concerned, enable guest account. this link may give you more details.

Vista common issue - can see but ...Vista common issue - can see but access ... So, the common issues sharing are 1) you may be able to see it but access. 2) you may be able to open it but ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=450


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"LoneStar" wrote in message reenews.net...
Comment: I also have file sharing problems on my Vista/XP network. One solution (such as yours) is to have the SAME user name and password on BOTH computers! I don't know if this will help or not, but having to do this is ridiculous! My computers are used by 2 different people, with 2 different habits, 2 different lives, etc. We have individual preferences, and to suggest that we rename one to the identity of the other is just plain foolish.

Maybe this works, as I said, but it shouldn't have to. We should be able to share whatever files/folders we want without changing our identities.

I should have stayed with Atari!

Thanks for listening!

EW

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote in message ...
Try to create the same username and password on both computers. This search result may help too,

Again, thanks for the recommendations. I'll TRY to enable a Guest acct in Vista and see what happens. Of course, I cannot SEE a Guest acct to work with, so I'll have to MAKE one, right? Note: I do have an "Everyone" account -- is that the same as a Guest acct?

Damn, I hate this. Why couldn't we have been given the option for Simple File Sharing (as with XP and ME)? Most simple home users would have benefited.

EW

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote in message ...
Thank you for the post. If the security is not concerned, enable guest account. this link may give you more details.

Vista common issue - can see but ... Vista common issue - can see but access ... So, the common issues sharing are 1) you may be able to see it but access. 2) you may be able to open it but ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=450


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
"LoneStar" wrote in message reenews.net...
Comment: I also have file sharing problems on my Vista/XP network. One solution (such as yours) is to have the SAME user name and password on BOTH computers! I don't know if this will help or not, but having to do this is ridiculous! My computers are used by 2 different people, with 2 different habits, 2 different lives, etc. We have individual preferences, and to suggest that we rename one to the identity of the other is just plain foolish.

Maybe this works, as I said, but it shouldn't have to. We should be able to share whatever files/folders we want without changing our identities.

I should have stayed with Atari!

Thanks for listening!

EW

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote in message ...
Try to create the same username and password on both computers. This search result may help too,