Home Networking

So I have read a few posts, but I can't seem to make sense of them to what is
going on with my computer. I have a laptop that runs XP and a desktop which
runs Vista. There are also 2 other computers on the network which are
desktops. One runs XP and the other Vista. All of them can see my Vista
desktop and put files in my public folder. I cannot access any of their
public folders even though everything is shared in my folders and in theirs
also. From day one I have never been able to access any one elses on my
Vista. What is frustrating is my roommate who has Vista can get into mine and
hers without a problem and didn't even need to set it up that way. We both
run the same version of Vista (home) Can anyone help me? I am trying to
migrate music with out an expensive cable or flash drive
--
Jenn

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

Above info should help you.

"PJ" wrote:

> So I have read a few posts, but I can't seem to make sense of them to what is
> going on with my computer. I have a laptop that runs XP and a desktop which
> runs Vista. There are also 2 other computers on the network which are
> desktops. One runs XP and the other Vista. All of them can see my Vista
> desktop and put files in my public folder. I cannot access any of their
> public folders even though everything is shared in my folders and in theirs
> also. From day one I have never been able to access any one elses on my
> Vista. What is frustrating is my roommate who has Vista can get into mine and
> hers without a problem and didn't even need to set it up that way. We both
> run the same version of Vista (home) Can anyone help me? I am trying to
> migrate music with out an expensive cable or flash drive
> --
> Jenn

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:51:00 -0700, PJ <PJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>So I have read a few posts, but I can't seem to make sense of them to what is
>going on with my computer. I have a laptop that runs XP and a desktop which
>runs Vista. There are also 2 other computers on the network which are
>desktops. One runs XP and the other Vista. All of them can see my Vista
>desktop and put files in my public folder. I cannot access any of their
>public folders even though everything is shared in my folders and in theirs
>also. From day one I have never been able to access any one elses on my
>Vista. What is frustrating is my roommate who has Vista can get into mine and
>hers without a problem and didn't even need to set it up that way. We both
>run the same version of Vista (home) Can anyone help me? I am trying to
>migrate music with out an expensive cable or flash drive

Jenn,

Networking computers running Windows Vista with other computers running Windows
XP can present challenges.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

What specifically do you mean with "I cannot access ... (another computer)"?
Can you not see the other computers (In My Network Places, I presume)? Can you
see them, but clicking on one gives no response? Or clicking on one gives an
error message?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...useful-in.html

You could maybe diagnose the problem, using logs from "browstat status" and
"ipconfig /all", from each computer. Read this article, and linked articles,
and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!) (note the Command window
in Windows Vista):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

--
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.

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:51:00 -0700, PJ <PJ@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>What is frustrating is my roommate who has Vista can get into mine and
>hers without a problem and didn't even need to set it up that way. We both
>run the same version of Vista (home) Can anyone help me? I am trying to
>migrate music with out an expensive cable or flash drive
>--

Try Network Magic. Solved the problem here when nothing else would.

However, if your rooommates can access your drive, what is the
problem?