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    laptop can not see desktop

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by shades30, Dec 13, 2008.

  1. shades30

    shades30 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i just got my laptop today, and i can connect to the internet through wireless but one of the main things i want to do is access my desktop files and i can not do that for some reason. in the vista network map i can se the desktop but that is it , i can not see the shared folders. someone please help :confused: both computers are vista
     
    shades30, Dec 13, 2008
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    Randall_Lind Notebook Consultant

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    http://forums.techguy.org/networking/552680-vista-laptop-can-t-find.html

    add a password to the pc and network your printer. first thing is set printer in pc to share then gave it a name.

    also go in and share whatever folders in your pc you want. I was unable to share even through everything was set to shared.

    Laptop:

    Go in to Printers and click add printer pick local then create a new port

    then type in \\pc name\printer name then it will ask for password which is user/password of PC then print a test page.

    After which you can auto save the password and to my surprise I was also now able to access my shared folders on my PC from my laptop.
     
    Randall_Lind, Dec 13, 2008
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  3. xps400mediacenter

    xps400mediacenter Notebook Consultant

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    try enabling home network on your firewall (if you have one) and make sure you have file sharing enabled on a folder on your desktop
     
    xps400mediacenter, Dec 13, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you have XP service pack 2 or XP service pack 3 running on the XP machine?
     
    Shyster1, Dec 15, 2008
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    shades30 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have vista. anyway after hours and hours on the phone with dell finally everything is working good. turns out it was the computer name. i thought you were supposed to have the same name on both computers but apparently not. first they told me that my warranty does not cover these issues, and i would have to be charged for the call. boy did i go off on them, i have spent thousands on dell products, they did let me get help for no charge after speaking with a manager but dell customer service is a horrible experience
     
    shades30, Dec 16, 2008
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