File sharing

Network of two computers, a desktop running vista home premium and a laptop
running vista basic. I am the only user on each of the computers, my user
account name is the same on both computers and I don't need a password to log
on.
File sharing is 'on', password protected sharing is 'off', and I have shared
the 'documents' folder on both machines

When I view my network I see both computers "PAUL-PC" and PAUL-LAPTOP", when
I select the one I'm not working on I see "Users", "Documents" and
"Printers". When I select "Documents" I see "\\PAUL-LAPTOP\Documents is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.......
etc."

Same result from either computer.
--
Paul Kaye

Vista may not allow you access remotely without a password. Assign the same
password to the username and try it assign. Please post back with the
result. Or you may want to check this post.

Why do I need passwordVista actually requires a password for file and
printer sharing. It's not optional, even if you have password-protected
sharing off. Hope this helps! ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=686


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"Paul Kaye" <paulkaye@msn.com(nospam)> wrote in message
news:566B00AB-691B-4885-BECD-8B2A3A3755B5@microsoft.com...
> Network of two computers, a desktop running vista home premium and a
> laptop
> running vista basic. I am the only user on each of the computers, my user
> account name is the same on both computers and I don't need a password to
> log
> on.
> File sharing is 'on', password protected sharing is 'off', and I have
> shared
> the 'documents' folder on both machines
>
> When I view my network I see both computers "PAUL-PC" and PAUL-LAPTOP",
> when
> I select the one I'm not working on I see "Users", "Documents" and
> "Printers". When I select "Documents" I see "\\PAUL-LAPTOP\Documents is
> not
> accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> resource.......
> etc."
>
> Same result from either computer.
> --
> Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye;596069 Wrote:
> Network of two computers, a desktop running vista home premium and a
> laptop
> running vista basic. I am the only user on each of the computers, my
> user
> account name is the same on both computers and I don't need a password
> to log
> on.
> File sharing is 'on', password protected sharing is 'off', and I have
> shared
> the 'documents' folder on both machines
>
> When I view my network I see both computers "PAUL-PC" and PAUL-LAPTOP",
> when
> I select the one I'm not working on I see "Users", "Documents" and
> "Printers". When I select "Documents" I see "\\PAUL-LAPTOP\Documents is
> not
> accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> resource.......
> etc."
>
> Same result from either computer.
> --
> Paul Kaye

Hi Paul,

Doubel check to make sure that the user account is listed as allowed to
share the file or folder (Documents). As Robert posted, you should use a
password. Vista can be finicky on this without one.

See if this can help you. Look at any related link that you thing can
help you to.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...ng-enable.html

Shawn


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Good job. Establishing the same password on both computers did it.
Thanks....
--
Paul Kaye


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Vista may not allow you access remotely without a password. Assign the same
> password to the username and try it assign. Please post back with the
> result. Or you may want to check this post.
>
> Why do I need passwordVista actually requires a password for file and
> printer sharing. It's not optional, even if you have password-protected
> sharing off. Hope this helps! ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=686
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Paul Kaye" <paulkaye@msn.com(nospam)> wrote in message
> news:566B00AB-691B-4885-BECD-8B2A3A3755B5@microsoft.com...
> > Network of two computers, a desktop running vista home premium and a
> > laptop
> > running vista basic. I am the only user on each of the computers, my user
> > account name is the same on both computers and I don't need a password to
> > log
> > on.
> > File sharing is 'on', password protected sharing is 'off', and I have
> > shared
> > the 'documents' folder on both machines
> >
> > When I view my network I see both computers "PAUL-PC" and PAUL-LAPTOP",
> > when
> > I select the one I'm not working on I see "Users", "Documents" and
> > "Printers". When I select "Documents" I see "\\PAUL-LAPTOP\Documents is
> > not
> > accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> > resource.......
> > etc."
> >
> > Same result from either computer.
> > --
> > Paul Kaye
>
>

Thank you for the feedback.

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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Paul Kaye" <paulkaye@msn.com(nospam)> wrote in message
news:5DF61D54-541F-4FE5-B2E0-D9EF6CBCCD65@microsoft.com...
> Good job. Establishing the same password on both computers did it.
> Thanks....
> --
> Paul Kaye
>
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Vista may not allow you access remotely without a password. Assign the
>> same
>> password to the username and try it assign. Please post back with the
>> result. Or you may want to check this post.
>>
>> Why do I need passwordVista actually requires a password for file and
>> printer sharing. It's not optional, even if you have password-protected
>> sharing off. Hope this helps! ...
>> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=686
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Paul Kaye" <paulkaye@msn.com(nospam)> wrote in message
>> news:566B00AB-691B-4885-BECD-8B2A3A3755B5@microsoft.com...
>> > Network of two computers, a desktop running vista home premium and a
>> > laptop
>> > running vista basic. I am the only user on each of the computers, my
>> > user
>> > account name is the same on both computers and I don't need a password
>> > to
>> > log
>> > on.
>> > File sharing is 'on', password protected sharing is 'off', and I have
>> > shared
>> > the 'documents' folder on both machines
>> >
>> > When I view my network I see both computers "PAUL-PC" and PAUL-LAPTOP",
>> > when
>> > I select the one I'm not working on I see "Users", "Documents" and
>> > "Printers". When I select "Documents" I see "\\PAUL-LAPTOP\Documents is
>> > not
>> > accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
>> > resource.......
>> > etc."
>> >
>> > Same result from either computer.
>> > --
>> > Paul Kaye
>>
>>