| Subject: Vista Gets Connetion Error When Trying To Open XP Folder |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 7/26/2008 6:01:00 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQ=?= [Email Address Protection] |
I have seen this same question asked in so many posts. I read all of them, checked all my settings but still I can't connect Vista Laptop to my XP Pro Desktop. Stupid me upgraded Laptop from XP Pro to Vista Home Premium. When the laptop had XP Pro, there were no issues between the desktop and the laptop, accessing folders and files through windows explorer. My XP Desktop can access the folder and files on the Vista Laptop with no problem. When I try to access files and folder on my XP Desktop from my Vista Laptop, this message box comes up "Connect to SCOTTSDESKTOP" requesting a username and password. Both the laptop are cabled to the same linksys router. I only have windows firewall on each, have checked the settings. In Vista, network discovery is on, file sharing is on, public folder sharing is off, printer sharing is off (no printers installed), password protcted sharing is off. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have spent at least five hours going through all the Microsoft and Dell community and news groups relating to this problem. If anyone out there knows the fix for this I would be elated to say the least |
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| Subject: Re: Vista Gets Connetion Error When Trying To Open XP Folder |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 7/27/2008 6:54:55 AM |
| From: Malke [Email Address Protection] |
Scott wrote: > I have seen this same question asked in so many posts. I read all of > them, checked all my settings but still I can't connect Vista Laptop to my > XP Pro > Desktop. Stupid me upgraded Laptop from XP Pro to Vista Home Premium. > When the laptop had XP Pro, there were no issues between the desktop and > the > laptop, accessing folders and files through windows explorer. My XP > Desktop can access the folder and files on the Vista Laptop with no > problem. When I try to access files and folder on my XP Desktop from my > Vista Laptop, this message box comes up "Connect to SCOTTSDESKTOP" > requesting a username and > password. Both the laptop are cabled to the same linksys router. I only > have windows firewall on each, have checked the settings. In Vista, > network discovery is on, file sharing is on, public folder sharing is off, > printer sharing is off (no printers installed), password protcted sharing > is off. Create matching user accounts and passwords. Turn Password Protected Sharing ON. See below. Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall or overlooked firewall (including a stateful firewall in a VPN); or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying to create shares where the operating system does not permit it. A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN) traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network Setup Wizard on XP will take care of this for those machines.The only "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2006/07) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. With third-party firewalls, I usually configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet. Do not run more than one firewall. DO NOT TURN OFF FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY. B. For ease of organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup. This is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab. C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista: Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm D. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab). Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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