Ron, I am having the same problem with my new hp. only I can't see the
printer either...let me know if you get this resolved.

"Ron" wrote:

> Got new Lenovo tablet with Vista business on it. I can't see any other
> computers on the network. Exhaused Lenovo supprort and all Microsoft helps
> that I can find.
> Things I have tried:
> Activated file sharing (and everything else in the networking screen)
> Activated file sharing in Vista's devise manager.
> Shared my document file:
> Turn off firewalls on all machines and rebooted
> Went to firewall and opened all ports.
> Opened second non-administrator user account.
> Checked that workgroup is "Private", not "Public"
> Set up public folder and put something in it. still not seen from other
> machines.
> Called Lenovo and asked them to return the machine as defective. (They
> didn't bite)
>
> Interestinly I can access the internet, and I can print to a printer on the
> XP machine, but I can't see any other machines or share anything.
>
> I just can't understand how accessing a simple home network could be SOOO
> hard!