Would like some help with this, have 32 bit XP prof on my desktop and 64 bit Vista on my tablet. The tablet shows up on the desktop but I cannot access it, and the desktop does not show up on the tablet, looked around and installed some hotfix for the XP comp but it did not do anything....
Thanks
-TNK
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theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist
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There are tons of posts on XP-Vista sharing. It might take an hour or so, but if you take some time and review the posts on this forum, you'll find plenty of recommendations to follow.
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Are both computers under the same workgroup?
Do you have service pack 1 installed?
Have you tried pinging each other for connectivity?
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theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist
I don't know, I would imagine since the XP computer can see the Vista computer
SP1 on vista was preloaded
Don't know how
Not really, just Norton
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Here's a start...for .Vista to see XP you'll need THIS. Download and install it on the XP Machine.
Enable File and Printer sharing on both computers.
If you don't know how...do a quick google search!Last edited by a moderator: May 8, 2015 -
theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist
-TNK
EDIT: When I see the Vista Computer on the XP desktop, I do not have permission or something like that.... don't know if that helpsLast edited by a moderator: May 8, 2015 -
have you tried navigating to '\\ipaddress of machine?
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theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist
how exactly do i do that? I have tried but there is a chance i'm doing it wrong
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Simply replace the machine name with the IP address of it.
If the PC is 192.168.1.12, and you want to map to a share called "MYFILES", you would put the share name as \\192.168.1.12\MYFILES -
theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist
Thanks that worked
-TNK
Sharing files between XP and Vista computers?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by theneighborrkid, Oct 3, 2008.