I just purchased a Vista SP1 box to replace my old XP Pro SP3 box. Thinking I would keep the XP box to pull files once in a while, I put them both on my LinkSys router (wired ports).
Installed LLDT on the XP box and it shows up on the Vista Network.. great! However, when I click to connect to it, I get a message, "Cannot access the computer, check with an administrator of that server" (paraphrased).
I know it is setup properly, here's what I did.
1. Both get IP from router, 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3.
2. I can Remote Desktop from my Vista into my XP box!
3. I can access Vista files from the XP box. So, I've not played much with Vista Network Sharing, because that works.
4. Even tried a crossover cable. No help.
5. Turned OFF firewalls on both computers. No help.
6. Saw a thread to install NetBeui, but not help also.
The only workaround I can think of is to Remote Desktop into the XP box and then "push" files over to the XP box. I'm really going crazy over this! What a pain.
If anyone can help, this is great kudo's! Why can't I see the XP files?
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