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    Sharing files between XP and Vista computers?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by theneighborrkid, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    Would like some help with this, have 32 bit XP prof on my desktop and 64 bit Vista on my tablet. The tablet shows up on the desktop but I cannot access it, and the desktop does not show up on the tablet, looked around and installed some hotfix for the XP comp but it did not do anything....

    Thanks

    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Oct 3, 2008
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    There are tons of posts on XP-Vista sharing. It might take an hour or so, but if you take some time and review the posts on this forum, you'll find plenty of recommendations to follow.
     
    kegobeer, Oct 3, 2008
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Are both computers under the same workgroup?

    Do you have service pack 1 installed?

    Have you tried pinging each other for connectivity?

    Do you have a firewall installed?
     
    flipfire, Oct 4, 2008
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  4. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know, I would imagine since the XP computer can see the Vista computer

    SP1 on vista was preloaded

    Don't know how

    Not really, just Norton

    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Oct 4, 2008
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  5. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Here's a start...for .Vista to see XP you'll need THIS. Download and install it on the XP Machine.

    Enable File and Printer sharing on both computers.
    If you don't know how...do a quick google search!
     
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  6. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    Installed and I did, still doesn't work

    -TNK


    EDIT: When I see the Vista Computer on the XP desktop, I do not have permission or something like that.... don't know if that helps
     
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  7. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    have you tried navigating to '\\ipaddress of machine?
     
    millermagic, Oct 4, 2008
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  8. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    how exactly do i do that? I have tried but there is a chance i'm doing it wrong

    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Oct 4, 2008
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  9. S.SubZero

    S.SubZero Notebook Deity

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    Simply replace the machine name with the IP address of it.

    If the PC is 192.168.1.12, and you want to map to a share called "MYFILES", you would put the share name as \\192.168.1.12\MYFILES
     
    S.SubZero, Oct 4, 2008
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  10. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks that worked :)

    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Oct 5, 2008
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