Vista Sharing with older versions of Windows

I have a peer-to-peer network that has 1 Vista Home Premium, 1 XP
Professional, and one Windows Me machine. I know that Windows Me is no
longer supported by Microsoft, but I MUST have a machine that run a
particular piece of DOS software, and it only runs fully on Windows 9x.
(NT-based O/Ses don't understand its MIDI device calls.) Vista doesn't run
it natively at all. (No full-screen DOS sessions.) This software is crucial
the everyday running of my business. (A windows version has been promised
since 1994, but it hasn't appeared yet.)

I would like to upgrade the XP machine to Vista, but I can't get the Me
machine to see the Vista machine that's already there. I use XP to serve
files to the Me machine so having communication both ways is absolutely
necessary.

The Vista machine will read the Me machine, but when I try to get the Me
machine to see the Vista machine, I get asked for a password, and no matter
what I try, the connection is refused. The Vista machine has the password
protected sharing turned OFF, so it shouldn't be asking for a password anyway.

I have no problems reading the Vista machine from the XP one.

I need to sort this out or I can't upgrade.

Any ideas?

Have you tried to create the same username and password on the both ME and
Vista? Or this search result may help.
Vista common issue - can see but ...
Apr 9, 2008 ... Vista Permission IssuesVista common issue - can see
but access ... So, the common issues sharing are 1) you may be able to see
it but access ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=450


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"stevef" <stevef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news5064D13-BE4E-40D4-B138-6A0695C25374@microsoft.com...
>I have a peer-to-peer network that has 1 Vista Home Premium, 1 XP
> Professional, and one Windows Me machine. I know that Windows Me is no
> longer supported by Microsoft, but I MUST have a machine that run a
> particular piece of DOS software, and it only runs fully on Windows 9x.
> (NT-based O/Ses don't understand its MIDI device calls.) Vista doesn't
> run
> it natively at all. (No full-screen DOS sessions.) This software is
> crucial
> the everyday running of my business. (A windows version has been promised
> since 1994, but it hasn't appeared yet.)
>
> I would like to upgrade the XP machine to Vista, but I can't get the Me
> machine to see the Vista machine that's already there. I use XP to serve
> files to the Me machine so having communication both ways is absolutely
> necessary.
>
> The Vista machine will read the Me machine, but when I try to get the Me
> machine to see the Vista machine, I get asked for a password, and no
> matter
> what I try, the connection is refused. The Vista machine has the password
> protected sharing turned OFF, so it shouldn't be asking for a password
> anyway.
>
> I have no problems reading the Vista machine from the XP one.
>
> I need to sort this out or I can't upgrade.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

All three already have the same user name and passwords.

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

> Have you tried to create the same username and password on the both ME and
> Vista? Or this search result may help.
> Vista common issue - can see but ...
> Apr 9, 2008 ... Vista Permission IssuesVista common issue - can see
> but access ... So, the common issues sharing are 1) you may be able to see
> it but access ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=450
>
>
> --
> 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
> "stevef" <stevef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news5064D13-BE4E-40D4-B138-6A0695C25374@microsoft.com...
> >I have a peer-to-peer network that has 1 Vista Home Premium, 1 XP
> > Professional, and one Windows Me machine. I know that Windows Me is no
> > longer supported by Microsoft, but I MUST have a machine that run a
> > particular piece of DOS software, and it only runs fully on Windows 9x.
> > (NT-based O/Ses don't understand its MIDI device calls.) Vista doesn't
> > run
> > it natively at all. (No full-screen DOS sessions.) This software is
> > crucial
> > the everyday running of my business. (A windows version has been promised
> > since 1994, but it hasn't appeared yet.)
> >
> > I would like to upgrade the XP machine to Vista, but I can't get the Me
> > machine to see the Vista machine that's already there. I use XP to serve
> > files to the Me machine so having communication both ways is absolutely
> > necessary.
> >
> > The Vista machine will read the Me machine, but when I try to get the Me
> > machine to see the Vista machine, I get asked for a password, and no
> > matter
> > what I try, the connection is refused. The Vista machine has the password
> > protected sharing turned OFF, so it shouldn't be asking for a password
> > anyway.
> >
> > I have no problems reading the Vista machine from the XP one.
> >
> > I need to sort this out or I can't upgrade.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>