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    Vista Sharing Problems

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Patrick Y., Apr 3, 2008.

  1. Patrick Y.

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    Hey,

    I have a connecting to the internet through wifi and a desktop directly connected to the router. I've enabled sharing on both computers, but for some reason I can access the laptop through the desktop but not the desktop through the laptop. Any idea?? Password is enabled on both machine btw. I'm sure that the firewall is not the problem either.

    Sorry if this was posted before.
     
    Patrick Y., Apr 3, 2008
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    what error messages are you getting? Are they both Vista systems?
     
    hehe299792458, Apr 3, 2008
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  3. Patrick Y.

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    Yeah, both are vista systems.
    Error message: "PC-name is not accessible. You might not have the permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator..."
     
    Patrick Y., Apr 3, 2008
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    What are your permission settings for the shared folder?
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 4, 2008
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  5. Patrick Y.

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    Well, on both machines sharing is turned on.
     
    Patrick Y., Apr 4, 2008
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    Make sure "network discovery" is enabled.
     
    sgip2000, Apr 5, 2008
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    it is enabled.
     
    Patrick Y., Apr 5, 2008
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