Can you ping each other by IP?
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"swissymom421" <swissymom421@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi both my daughter and I have Vista with 'people near me' signed in. We
> have trusted contacts,
>
> The first time we set it up we were able to see each others \public file
> directories, now we cannot. We don't even see who is signed on. Can you
> help please.. Thank you