Access Denied to Vista PC files

I have three desktop pcs in a home (private network). Two XP, one wirless
connection to router, one wired to router and the Vista pc is wired to
router. The printer is connected via USB to the Vista PC.

All three have the same workgroup and can discover each other on the network.

I am able to print from the two XP units through the Vista PC. I can access
the files on both of the XP units from the Vista PC. The Vista directory
indicates shared on the sharing tab \\dad\od2659 Permission is for Everyone
in the Group or user names. I'm not running any third party firewall tools.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
How to give Permissions are there, too.
If you are running Norton, etc’s Firewall, check its settings.

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.


"Royh" wrote:

> I have three desktop pcs in a home (private network). Two XP, one wirless
> connection to router, one wired to router and the Vista pc is wired to
> router. The printer is connected via USB to the Vista PC.
>
> All three have the same workgroup and can discover each other on the network.
>
> I am able to print from the two XP units through the Vista PC. I can access
> the files on both of the XP units from the Vista PC. The Vista directory
> indicates shared on the sharing tab \\dad\od2659 Permission is for Everyone
> in the Group or user names. I'm not running any third party firewall tools.
>
>