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    Vista Filesharing Problem

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by CharleyS, Mar 24, 2007.

  1. CharleyS

    CharleyS Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have three computers networked behind a router. My desktop and and Dell laptop are running XP. My third computer an Asus laptop is running Vista. I have filesharing enabled on both XP machines, they "see" each other just fine when I click "My Network Places". My Vista laptop only sees the other computers after I send a document to the printer hooked to my desktop, but shared on the network. I cannot make my Vista machine "see" the other computers any other way.

    Does anybody have any idea what is going on?
    Thanks.
     
    CharleyS, Mar 24, 2007
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  2. Matt

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    I think so... on your Asus, right-click on the network icon in your tray icons. Click on 'Network and Sharing Center'. You should see a full list of what you are allowing other computers to share with you. Now, click the down arrow on 'Network discovery'. Check the 'Turn on' button and hit 'Apply'.

    That should do it... let me know if it doesn't.
     
    Matt, Mar 24, 2007
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    I have a similar setup and my Vista laptop can see the other machines just fine. Check that your Workgroup setting is the same for all your machines. In Vista, right-mouse on Computer and select Properties. Down near the bottom it displays the Workgroup (default is usually WORKGROUP). In XP, right-mouse on My Computer and select Properties and then go to the Computer Name tab.
     
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    I had messed around with this earlier so that was set, still no luck,
     
    CharleyS, Mar 24, 2007
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    Hmmm... that would have been my bet... how about a firewall?
     
    Matt, Mar 24, 2007
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    I doublechecked my Vista laptop and changed both my XP machines to WORKGROUP but this didn't solve it either.

    Help!!
     
    CharleyS, Mar 24, 2007
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    XP defaults workgroup as it's "workgroup" but Vista is Different, Don't recall what it is. Sorry.
     
    blue68f100, Mar 24, 2007
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    It's to the point now where my Asus laptop will intermitantly "see" the other two computers. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it now.
     
    CharleyS, Mar 25, 2007
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    qhn, Mar 26, 2007
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