I am trying to setup a netwwork between my desktop windows xp and my laptop windows vista. i seem to be having problems. just when i thought i had it, my desktop finally appeared on my networks file on my laptop, but when i try to open it, it says there is an error....what could this be?? i really want to share the printer more than anything and this is why i am doing this...i already hit share printer and tried to find it but nothing works!! what could this be??????
2007-02-08 09:57:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
arnt windows vista and xp suppposed to be compatible?!?!??
2007-02-08 10:01:03 · update #1
Do you have any firewalls up?
If so, turn them off.
2007-02-08 10:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Some Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are the two computers in the same workgroup? right click on my computer and click properties and check the workgroup.. verify they are both in the same workgroup. Second, you might want to check the permissions list, If only members of the administrative group is allowed to view your shared documents then you have to create and admin account. To make it easy on you, you can use the windows built in feature. Go into control panel there should be a network setup wizard. Walk through the process, it would give you a general idea.
2007-02-08 18:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by pdtpatrick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's problems sharing a network between xp and vista. You may need to upgrade the other computer to vista.
2007-02-08 18:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋