Networking Vista and XP Pro

• Jader

  12 Apr 07, 11:09

  Hello, I am facing a problem now. I have just installed Vista Business on one of my company's machine. However, I have problems with accessing the share files of one of the XP machines. It keeps on saying that I do have permissions to access to the folders. Other XP machines are ok though. I have checked the local security policies of that particular XP machines and it's correct as i have chosen everyone having the access. Please advice what could be the problem. Please provide the link if such a thread has already existed. Thanks and sorry for the trouble caused.
• manyu882

  12 Apr 07, 12:57

  It keeps on saying that I do have permissions to access to the folders

  
  
  ensure that they have the same network group name
• Jader

  12 Apr 07, 14:10

  Originally posted by manyu882:

  
  
  ensure that they have the same network group name

  All the machines are under the same domain..
• MrSotong

  12 Apr 07, 15:50

  Hi
  
  I got two comps running Home premium erm I had experience this problem b4 but I had not tried it with Winxp B4
  
  erm first :
  
  Winxp may not work for Vista in file sharing , Impossible
  
  Second :
  
  You are not the admin hence cannot
  
  Thrid :
  
  Follow this instruction for both Vista and Winxp
  
  Start > network [You can see the computer's name , if not you can't share files not in the same network ,rounter, maybe ? ] > click "Network and Sharing center > Make sure Network discovery , File sharing , Public folder sharing , printer sharing , media sharing is ON ~! BUT YOU MUST SWITCH OFF THE PASSWORD PROTECTED SHARING . And when you click on the network and a yellow bar pop out saying that your network discovery is not on kindly right click on it and allow it .
  
  Tips
  Beware of UAC blocking it [ Quite annoying ]
  
  I dunnoe abt Winxp maybe settings in Winxp is incorrect
  
  Though the above method may decrease your security , it shld be ok
  
  Lukzzz
  
• thoreldan

  13 Apr 07, 01:07

  ya using w2k3 as dc?
  in a domain enviroment...all local policy will be overwritten by domain policy
• Jader

  13 Apr 07, 09:12

  MrSotong, I have tried the methods which you have taught me. It still doesn't work. Strangely, only that particular machine doesn't work.
• Jader

  13 Apr 07, 09:13

  Originally posted by thoreldan:

  ya using w2k3 as dc?
  in a domain enviroment...all local policy will be overwritten by domain policy

  It is an NT4 domain. Manged to join the domain by adding the Vista PC name into the NT Server.