Networking issues: cannot share files or printers.

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• How can I network two Windows Vista computers to share files and printers?

  I have a PC connected directly (by wire) to a wireless router (which is connected to the modem/internet fine andworking) I also a PC connected to the wireless router, both computers connect to the internet just fine, how I'm going about setting up a home network to share files and printers. What kind should I I put in place and how.

  Hello

  Setting up a network home
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/setting-up-a-home-network

  Home network, wireless network and computer networking Made Easy
  http://www.home-network-help.com/

  Windows Vista tip: How to install and connect to a wireless network
  http://www.watchingthenet.com/Windows-Vista-tip-how-to-Setup-and-connect-to-a-wireless-network.html

  Networking tutorial home
  http://www.tehnomagazin.com/computer/home-networking-tutorial.htm
  Practically networked - everything you could possibly want to know.
  http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• How to share files and printers between windows xp desktop that is connected to a wireless router with a laptop running windows 7. printer is connected to the desktop computer

  Hi all.  I normally wouldn't have a problem with that, but I must be missing something.  I want to create a home network or small business between my desktop running windows xp pro sp3 and my laptop running windows 7 Home premium.  I want to share files and printers.  My desktop with windows xp computer is connected to a wireless router.  The printer is connected to my desktop as well.  My laptop is wireless with the wireless router.  I tried everything I can think of to get these two devices to the network.  If anyone can help.  Don't forget, my printer is connected to my desktop with windows xp and is connected to my wireless router which is connected to my cable modem.  Internet works fine.  the laptop with windows 7's wireless and internet works fine.  just impossible to get the two see each other or share what anyone.  Thank you.

  With respect to the sharing of printer (s), microsoft has a utility called 'Print Migrator'

  Download & install, create copy, send a copy to the other pc to share its use.

• cannot share files from my Vista computer

  I have a home network with 4 PC on it. My main PC is a Vista desktop computer, it is connected to my router. The other PC is connected wirelessly. I have a laptop with windows 7. and 2 other desktops with xp installed.  My problem is the following... I have no problem to share files and folders off my public folder on my Vista machine with the rest of the network, but for some reason, I can't share files or folders on my home network on any other place on the Vista PC.  I have an extra hard drive 500 gig installed on my Vista PC I want to use it as a central backup for all of my network drive... but for some reason that I cannot share any files or folders on this drive. I have no problem sharing the drive with other users on this pc... but I can't do it shared on the network. I tried all the conventional techniques of sharing, but no luck. I just get a message that the network resource is not available. It appears on my network under the PC, but it is not accessible. Initially, I wanted to share the entire disc... but advised him to be just a folder in the drive to share rather than trying to share the root of the drive... but still no luck.   What Miss me?

  Note: this is a problem with all of my machines in network... not a single one of them can access this drive.

  Hi EJLOTT,

  First of all, I would say that you talk below link and make sure all the necessary settings on the network for all the computer are set correctly.

  Sharing files and printers with different versions of Windows
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/sharing-files-and-printers-with-different-versions-of-Windows

  File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

  See the link below for how to share the root drive.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-file-and-printer-sharing

  Check the link for more information on the public record below.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/sharing-files-with-the-public-folder

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.
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• share files and printers between 3 PC

  I have 3 fully equipped computers to windows vista.
  two computers can connect to eachother and share files, while the third cannot.
  I tried to renew the ip address and attempts to connect without a fire blumenthals, nothing works
  Help, please!

  Here are the steps of general network troubleshooting. Just cannot apply to your situation, so just take the bits that are. It may seem daunting, but if you follow the steps in the links and suggestions below calmly and consistently, you will have no difficulty to implement your sharing.

  Excellent, comprehensive, but easy to understand article on sharing files/printer under Vista. Contains information about sharing printers and files, and the folders:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

  Problems sharing files between computers on a network are usually caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall or a firewall neglected (including a dynamic firewall in a virtual private network); or (2) inadvertently run two firewalls such as the firewall of Windows and a third-party firewall. and/or (3) do not have accounts to the same users and passwords on all computers in the workgroup. (4) tries to create actions where the operating system does not.

  A. configure the firewall on all machines to allow traffic to local area network (LAN) as being approved. With the Windows Firewall, it means which allows file sharing / print on the Exceptions tab normally run the XP Network Setup Wizard will take care of this for these machines. If you are not running a third-party firewall or you have an antivirus/security with its own firewall component program, then you're fine.  With a third-party firewall, I usually set up the allocation of LAN with an IP address range. E.g. would be 192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet. Refer to the safety of any third party program or the user forums for how to correctly configure its firewall. Do not run more than one firewall. DON'T STOP FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY.

  (B) to facilitate the Organization, put all computers in the same workgroup. This is done from the System applet in Control Panel, the computer name tab.

  (C) in Vista, turn on password protected sharing. Create accounts of users and corresponding passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and assigned to each user account passwords can be different; accounts/passwords just need to exist and to match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY OF SIMPLE. If you want a machine to boot directly to the desktop (a particular user account) for convenience, you can do this:

  Vista - Start ORB > Search > type: netplwiz [Enter]
  Click continue (or provide an administrator password) when you are prompted by UAC

  Uncheck "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to connect automatically by clicking on the account you want to highlight and press OK. Enter the password for this user account (when it exists) when you are prompted. Leave blank if there is no password (null).
  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Cannot share files on Windows 7 Home Basic Edition

  I use the version of windows 7 Home Basic and I am aware that it is impossible to create a homegroup, but can join one... I wanted to share files over the local network. What is the way to do it. I've seen many threads explaining how to share files on homegroup, but I need that really... I want it for HOME BASIC... HOPE would help me as soon as possible!

  Original title: Mr. OMKAR

  Hello Omkar,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forum.

  Do you have Windows 7 Home Basic installed on all the computers connected to the LAN?

  Basically, as you rightly mentioned, "Windows 7 Home Basic can join only but cannot create a homegroup." He needs a higher edition of Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate or professional to create a homegroup, and then Windows 7 Home Basic Edition can participate. Then, I suggest you try file sharing help Sharing wizard as shown below.

  1. Open Windows Explorer on your taskbar.
  2. In the new window, click organize , and then click folder and search options.
  3. Click the view tab.
  4. The option use the wizard sharing (recommended)check box.
  5. Click OK.

  

  Now, follow the steps below to open the shared folder Wizard.

  • Press Windows key + R to open the run box.
  • Type shrpubw.exe and press ENTER.
  • Click Next on the home page.
  • You can also name (or rename) your PC. You should probably leave your computer
    name as it is, because this change here could cause conflicts with your computer
    name as defined by the system. You will need to set up the folder to share
    by clicking on the Browse button.
  • Click Next.
  • Name your share, and then click Next (you can also click change to change offline settings).
  • Follow the instructions on the screen to configure and customize the permissions and click Finish.
  • Click Finish to complete the installation.

  You should now have a folder shared, ready to access your other users.

  Hope this information is useful. If the problem still persists, please post back for further assistance, we will be happy to help you.

• Cannot share files between two computers.

  I want to be able to share files between my computer and my wife we have a home network and I can see the file sharing is enabled.   When I go to the networks in Explorer:
  1. I see her computer
  2. He asks me a username and password.  What is my user name or his.
  3. password?  Is the WiFi password, the home page group passes, my password of the computer or its password to the computer.

  I have not found a combination that works.   I need to get this working so that we can both use Quickbooks. It would be useful for many other exchanges of files we currently do by e-mail.    Note that we have no problem to access two network printers, or send files to a print server that manages our tracer.

  Hello

  Sorry for the late reply.

  Method 1

  I suggest leaving the homegroup and see if it helps.

  Leave a homegroup

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows7/leave-a-HomeGroup

  After that I suggest you refer to the procedure described in the following article and join in Group once more.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows/HomeGroup-help#HomeGroup-start-to-finish=Windows-7&V1H=win81tab1&V2H=win7tab1

  Method 2

  I suggest you to temporarily disable the anti-virus by following the link below and check the State.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/disable-antivirus-software

   

  Note: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable your antivirus software. If you need to disable temporarily to install other software, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the Internet or a network, while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

  Please let us know if the problem persists. We will be happy to help you further.

  Thank you.

• Cannot share files with Win XP and Win 7

  I want to share files on my windows 7 computer with my Windows XP computer.  I have a homegroup already put in place with my other two win 7, but impossible to connect the win xp comuter to the shared folder on the computer windows 7.  I have (been this for 8 hours and I'm usually able to understand my way through these things, but I tried without success.)  This is my last hope and then upward is actually hire someone to do it just for me.
  Windows professional XP and win 7 professional.
  all computers connected to a router and a set upwards with a network printer.

  Any help would be great.

  Thank you.

  Hello

  If your Windows XP computer is going to be part of the network you create a working group. For more details and information, you can check this link:

  Networking of computers running different versions of Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

  Hope it will be useful.

• Unable to connect to use Windows XP mode on a Virtual Machine, cannot share files between the Virtual Machine and host

  Because of the need to run some XP programs, I ordered Win7 Pro and installed a Virtual Machine with XP Mode.

  Managed to get it going somehow, but does not connect to my home network (can't see any other computers, which seems to be common with the host of Win 7, but here, I managed to install quick links to other computers - they will not work in XP Mode), even if the Internet connection is working perfectly.

  In addition, I can't find a way to share files with the host country, drive C appears to be different from that of the hosts with no common points (where it is currently stored beats me).

  I can access a USB key, but only at a price to make it unavailable to the host and the attempt to release his capture when running XP Mode failed.

  Hello

  The question you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the TechNet Forums.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itpronetworking/threads

• Unable to share files or printers between windows vista desktop and computer laptop windows 7

  I'm trying to set up a home network, I have a windows vista desk top and AComputer laptop windows 7 I have already created a network servant but no machines recognize each other

  Please see the advice contained in the sharing of files and printers with different versions of Windows and networking of computers running different Windows versions . Boulder computer Maven
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• cannot share files and folders

  Hello!... I can share folders and files from my laptop running windows 7... the small "lock" icon turns on "nobody" when I try to share... Thanks in advance!.

  Sharing documents is the only part that is disabled by default in the group options, sharing, as well as the records in question are not in the folder My Documents or you have checked Documents that you should be able to accomplish the task.

  Homegroup from start to finish
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/HomeGroup-from-start-to-finish
  File sharing essentials
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/file-sharing-essentials

  Share files with anyone
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/share-files-with-someone
  Setting up a network home
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/setting-up-a-home-network

• Can't share files and printers on the network. Error message: Server service is not started.

  I CAN'T DO FILE/PRINTER SHARING.

  I GET a MESSAGE SHOW "SERVER SERVICE NOT STARTED" I ALSO TRIED WINDOWS HELP AND IT SAYS HELP AND SUPPORT NOT START. HOW CAN I GET THESE TO START AUTOMATIC

  What version of Windows, including the service pack is installed? (Do right click my computer and select Properties, if you do not know)

  The method 1 and method 2 in this article--> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885859

  If you're in the Services applet according to method 1, also make sure that the Startup Type is set to automatic (to resolve, double-click the entry in the Services; Startup type is under the general tab).

  You can also start Help and Support by using the Services applet (its Startup Type can be manual or automatic).

  If you receive error messages when you try to follow the steps above, report completely, without paraphrasing.

  The fact that two fairly common services do not work can mean that something more sinister is happening.  What antivirus application do you use?  What's his current subscription?  Its subscription has already been authorized expiration?

  You can download, install, update and run MalwareBytes AntiMalware (it of free and can be removed later if you wish).

• Cannot share files between the host and the VM

  Hi all

  I have a host running a virtual machine running XP and Vista.   I set up both windows file sharing, put both machines in the same workgroup and created a user account on both institutions. However I can't see shared folders on each machine.

  On the computer host vista, I'm completely unable to see the XP VM.   But the XP machine, I see the host in my network places, but when I click it I get the followign message.

  
  & lt; host & gt; is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use this network resource.  Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access.

  The network path was not found.

  Not sure if the problem is a problem with the settings of Windows network or something related to VMware.

  Any help is greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  Paul

  Firewalls? Can you ping the host from the client and vice versa? Http://maquetland.com/v2/index.php?page=vision type of networking is the prompt - light, only or NAT host?

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• Satellite A100 - 02 M: cannot open the local area network to share files and printer - LAN Unplugged

  I have an office of another manufacturer which was connected by a wireless network via a Belkin router for a laptop another manufacturers - both running XP.

  I have now replaced the other laptop with a laptop Toshiba Satellite A100 - 02 M under Vista Home Premium. While I can still access the Internet from both machines, I can't open the LAN to share files and printers. The laptop shows 'LAN Unplugged' all the time. Any ideas would be accepted with gratitude.

  Ray Freeman

  Hello

  I have no general solution, but I'll try to give some advice solution;
  If you want to connect laptop with LAN cable both please make sure that you use a crossover ethernet cable.
  In addition, check if the network card is properly recognized in Device Manager.

  You could try updating the LAN driver and remove the NIC in Device Manager to update the installed driver.
  After restarting again the operating system should recognize the new (Lan) device and should install it automatically.

  I also studied a bit in this forum and found a similar thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=14852&MessageID=54037

  Check the proposals contained in this message.

  By the way; Microsoft provides a very useful page on Vista and how to configure the network, the file and printer sharing and troubleshooting
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/networking.mspx

• Share files between conmputer, one XP and one on W7

  I installed a new router, connect to the internet and to connect two computers, one running XP, one on W7. Internet access for both is fine, they are on the same workgroup, etc.. This allows to work perfect for the previous router I had installed. Now I can't share files between computers, and yet all the settings seem to be OK. There are so many settings in XP, I've lost track. Network of form of WHAT XP installation disc does not work in W7, of course. What hideous setting I missed? What's wrong?

  Hello

  try to see here, maybe this might help you:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-Windows-7-and-XP/

  LC