I've read a lot about the various ways to configure file sharing on a
Vista PC, and I'm now confused. The bottom line is this:

Is it possible to set up XP type file sharing between Vista PCs
*without* having the same account on both of them?

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Nigel M

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:14:18 +0100, Nigel Molesworth wrote:

I've read a lot about the various ways to configure file sharing on a
Vista PC, and I'm now confused. The bottom line is this:

Is it possible to set up XP type file sharing between Vista PCs
*without* having the same account on both of them?

Nigel,

You could use Guest authentication (PPS Disabled), as long as you understand the
limitations.
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-xp.html#Guest

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

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

Have you tried the following:
In Vista Networking and Sharing:
1 Network Discovery ON
2 File Sharing ON
3 Public Folder Sharing ON
4 Password Protected OFF
5 and the Network should be set to “Private�

And have you made sure that the workgroup names are the same on XP and Vista.
By default XP is MSHOME and Vista is WORKGROUP; they should be the same.
Also "Shared Docs" in XP is called "Public Folder" in Vista






"Nigel Molesworth" wrote:

I've read a lot about the various ways to configure file sharing on a
Vista PC, and I'm now confused. The bottom line is this:

Is it possible to set up XP type file sharing between Vista PCs
*without* having the same account on both of them?

--
Nigel M

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:50:05 -0700, Mick Murphy
wrote:

Also "Shared Docs" in XP is called "Public Folder" in Vista

That's the bit I don't want. I want to share the Documents folder.

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Nigel M

I've never been able to share just the douments folder but you can share your
user folder, which will allow access to documents and all else.
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Paul


"Nigel Molesworth" wrote:

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:50:05 -0700, Mick Murphy
wrote:

Also "Shared Docs" in XP is called "Public Folder" in Vista

That's the bit I don't want. I want to share the Documents folder.

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Nigel M

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:44:02 -0700, PaulB
wrote:

I've never been able to share just the douments folder but you can share your
user folder, which will allow access to documents and all else.

My Documents folder is not a subfolder of Users.

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Nigel M

Nigel, I am the only user of both my computers; and I just right-clicked
Documents in Windows Explorer, and shared.
It works for me.

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote:

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:44:02 -0700, PaulB
wrote:

I've never been able to share just the douments folder but you can share your
user folder, which will allow access to documents and all else.

My Documents folder is not a subfolder of Users.

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Nigel M

"My Documents" is not a real folder. It is a junction that VISTA uses to
interface with legacy programs. The new name is just "Documents" and is under
User/your user name/.
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Paul


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

Nigel, I am the only user of both my computers; and I just right-clicked
Documents in Windows Explorer, and shared.
It works for me.

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote:

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:44:02 -0700, PaulB
wrote:

I've never been able to share just the douments folder but you can share your
user folder, which will allow access to documents and all else.

My Documents folder is not a subfolder of Users.

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Nigel M