I experienced similar file sharing problems and know your frustration
well.
Finally I solved ALL my networking problem in ten minutes with a
program called Network Magic which I learned of from one of several
computer newsletters to which I subscribe. Check it out here:
http://www.networkmagic.com/nmlp/linkshare.php
I now see they offer a free trial but I ordered through the newsletter
and bought the paid version rright off the bat.
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:58:02 -0700, AmericanYellow
<AmericanYellow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I bought a new HP laptop with Vista and am trying to transfer larges files
>from my old HP laptop running XP. I setup an ad hoc (computer-to-computer) on
>my Vista laptop and installed LLTD on my XP machine so that Vista can see it.
>I enable File Sharing on both laptops, configured the firewalls to allow
>sharing on both, and put both under the same Workgroup name.
>
>My problem is that my Vista machine sees the XP machine but can't access it.
>My XP machine can't see my Vista but knows its there because it passed the
>ping test I ran. I went to Windows Media Player (WMP 11) on both laptops and
>enabled Media Sharing. My Vista laptop can connect to my XP WMP and play the
>music while my XP still can't see my Vista or play the music.
>
>I don't know what else to do and am so frustrated because file sharing
>shouldn't be difficult. Any suggestions?(other then using third-party apps).
Linear Mode
