thank you for your response but you do not understand
i have done everything you have suggested, and when i finally get everything
right and i can talk to all of my computers on the network it only lasts
until the next reboot.
let me explain further-
when i start up i can only see my machine.
i have to go to the
"Network and File Sharing" section
then i have to go to
"Set up a connection or network" section
then i have to go to
"Set up a wireless router or access point" section
then i chose
"Set up file and printer sharing"
and
i chose
"Allow sharing with anyone on the same network as this computer"
only then am i allowed to talk to all of my computers and i need to do this
every single time i reboot or come back from sleep mode. and all of the
firewalls are off on all the machines
the machine i am on most is Vista the other two are XP PRO
is there a place i can set these settings and have them stay that way until
i change them again
thank you in advance
ick Murphy" wrote:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
>
> Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
> How to give Permissions are there, too.
>
> 1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
> the SAME.
>
> In Vista Network and Sharing:
>
> Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)
>
> Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)
>
> File Sharing: ON
>
> Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
> Docs)
>
> Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
> passwords on ALL computers in your Network) If you have it ON, you will be
> asked for a username and password when you try to access a Vista computer
> from an XP computer.
>
> Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.
>
>
> "mercy53" wrote:
>
> > when i set my file sharing settings for my home network, i have to rest them
> > every time i reboot. is there a way to set these once and forget it??
> >
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