Networking Vista and XP

thanks for that but as I said the retentions on my isp news server is low so
i couldn't, but many thanks anyway
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure why you just didn't look up the original post, but here it is
> reposted:
>
> About 4 or 5 weeks ago, a lot of people were making posts describing their
> problems successfully achieving file sharing in Vista (especially between
> Vista and XP computers, in both directions) and asking for help. I was one
> of them.
>
> I've found the solutions.
>
> First, go here and read this article:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> Second, you may still find that sharing still doesn't work unless you turn
> off all security (passwords). In many cases, this is caused by a
> "feature" that exists in both XP and Vista involving zero-length
> passwords.
>
> XP Pro, Media Center and Vista will not allow network access to network
> computers that have zero-length passwords. You may see the computer, but
> will get a "you do not have permission ...." message if you actually try
> to access it.
>
> To fix this:
>
> Start / run / gpedit.msc (start the group policy editor)
>
> Open the tree:
> Computer configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local
> Policies / Security Options
>
> Find the item:
> Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only
>
> If this item is enabled, you will not be able to logon to other computers
> on the network that have blank (zero-length) passwords. IT IS ENABLED BY
> DEFAULT.
>
> Change it to disabled.
>
> This will fix a lot of access problems in "home" networks that don't have
> user passwords on many of the machines.
>
> ONE OTHER IMPORTANT POINT: I have found that Vista gets DRAMATICALLY,
> friendlier, a LOT friendlier, if you right click on the Vista "start"
> button and select "Classic Start Menu". There are some settings there and
> in other places that make it friendlier still, but "Classic Start Menu" is
> the key. [I'm using the RC version of Vista, I hope and presume that this
> option was still present in the production version]. In fact, this option
> changes a lot more than the start menu, including the desktop. It makes a
> whole lot of things look, act and behave more likel XP (or even 98). But
> it still leaves Aero and all of the "Wow" intact.
>
> *************************************************
>
> Fixer wrote:
>> Barry
>> any chance you could repost that artiicle as I've just done a fresh
>> install and the retentions on my news server dont go bacl that far
>> pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
>> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:46278129$0$9895$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>> See my post on this board from 4/8/2007. It has all of the details.
>>>
>>>
>>> RnR wrote:
>>>> Since I envision this will happen to me, I want to have this explained
>>>> and available for reference ahead of time <grin>. Supposed it can be
>>>> done but is tricky so they say but I don't recall any explanation here
>>>> or there how to do it. Therefore can anyone explain, or point me to
>>>> the thread here or a decent URL that explains how to network the two
>>>> OS's for a home network successfully? Thanks.
>>

Barry,

I know I posted that I had no problems with Vista accessing a shared XP
drive and you mentioned that it was the other direction that caused
problems.

So, I tried it. Worked flawlessly, no edits, no changes. Shared the drive.
Done.


"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:462ee68a$0$24723$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> I'm not sure why you just didn't look up the original post, but here it is
> reposted:
>
> About 4 or 5 weeks ago, a lot of people were making posts describing their
> problems successfully achieving file sharing in Vista (especially between
> Vista and XP computers, in both directions) and asking for help. I was one
> of them.
>

"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Barry,
>
> I know I posted that I had no problems with Vista accessing a shared XP
> drive and you mentioned that it was the other direction that caused
> problems.
>
> So, I tried it. Worked flawlessly, no edits, no changes. Shared the
> drive. Done.
>
>


Same here. No magic needed when I placed the Vista machine on the network.
Don't even recall manually running the 'network setup wizard'.

Have no complaints regarding that specific function.

It depends on how you have things configured. The post and the MS
article that it references are self explanatory, but another issue is
whether or not you decided not to implment passwords on your user and
administrator accounts. In a residential home setting, behind a router,
many people don't, and by default that will make it impossible to share
drives on a system running Vista over a network.


S.Lewis wrote:
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:462f4a7d$0$11313$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>> Barry,
>>
>> I know I posted that I had no problems with Vista accessing a shared XP
>> drive and you mentioned that it was the other direction that caused
>> problems.
>>
>> So, I tried it. Worked flawlessly, no edits, no changes. Shared the
>> drive. Done.
>>
>>
>
>
> Same here. No magic needed when I placed the Vista machine on the network.
> Don't even recall manually running the 'network setup wizard'.
>
> Have no complaints regarding that specific function.
>
>
>

I haven't read the article, but all my machines have a password. I don't
know what I did differently.

Perhaps it is because it is Vista Business. Perhaps the defaults are more
network oriented.
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> It depends on how you have things configured. The post and the MS article
> that it references are self explanatory, but another issue is whether or
> not you decided not to implment passwords on your user and administrator
> accounts. In a residential home setting, behind a router, many people
> don't, and by default that will make it impossible to share drives on a
> system running Vista over a network.
>
>
> S.Lewis wrote:
>> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:462f4a7d$0$11313$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>> Barry,
>>>
>>> I know I posted that I had no problems with Vista accessing a shared XP
>>> drive and you mentioned that it was the other direction that caused
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> So, I tried it. Worked flawlessly, no edits, no changes. Shared the
>>> drive. Done.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Same here. No magic needed when I placed the Vista machine on the
>> network. Don't even recall manually running the 'network setup wizard'.
>>
>> Have no complaints regarding that specific function.
>>
>>