file sharing not working

Hi. Having problems sharing files over my home network. I can access files on
my laptop from my desktop but not the other way round. Both are running vista
and both have the same settings. Help!!!!
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wilco and out

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:48:02 -0700, wilco <wilco@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hi. Having problems sharing files over my home network. I can access files on
>my laptop from my desktop but not the other way round. Both are running vista
>and both have the same settings. Help!!!!

You're not providing a lot of detail here. The problem description "not the
other way round" doesn't provide a lot of clues.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...useful-in.html

Is Password Protected Sharing enabled or disabled? Do you have the right
account enabled on each computer?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...indows-xp.html

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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://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above.

"wilco" wrote:

> Hi. Having problems sharing files over my home network. I can access files on
> my laptop from my desktop but not the other way round. Both are running vista
> and both have the same settings. Help!!!!
> --
> wilco and out

Double checl that both network interface cards have Enable file and Print
Sharing checked in the TCP/IP properties

"wilco" <wilco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E2BBD619-ECB1-4767-A900-70E5B48D5046@microsoft.com...
> Hi. Having problems sharing files over my home network. I can access files
> on
> my laptop from my desktop but not the other way round. Both are running
> vista
> and both have the same settings. Help!!!!
> --
> wilco and out

I had that problem, and after fiddling, it even switched around. The result
was that the networks were not named EXACTLY the same on each computer, and
merge/delete networks not needed. Both computers have the correct network
names, and I can now see/transfer from each.



"wilco" <wilco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E2BBD619-ECB1-4767-A900-70E5B48D5046@microsoft.com...
> Hi. Having problems sharing files over my home network. I can access files
> on
> my laptop from my desktop but not the other way round. Both are running
> vista
> and both have the same settings. Help!!!!
> --
> wilco and out