File Sharing

I have been trying to set up a folder to share on my home network. I go
through the procedure and click done, but the folder does not show up as
being shared. (I do not get the little icon on the folder). When I try to
see it from the other computer it is not there. The printers are all there,
and the windows preset folder are there. I disabled password and made sure
that file and print sharing were enabled.

The only computer I am having the problem with is the VISTA computer. The XP
and Win7 work fine.

Where am I going wrong?

Thanks in advance

Chris

"Chris & Barbara" <> wrote in message
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>I have been trying to set up a folder to share on my home network. I go
>through the procedure and click done, but the folder does not show up as
>being shared. (I do not get the little icon on the folder). When I try to
>see it from the other computer it is not there. The printers are all there,
>and the windows preset folder are there. I disabled password and made sure
>that file and print sharing were enabled.
>
> The only computer I am having the problem with is the VISTA computer. The
> XP and Win7 work fine.
>
> Where am I going wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Chris
>
Probably a simplistic answer but are the workgroup names the same?

JimF

"JimF" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Chris & Barbara" <> wrote in message
> news:A70E3E00-06C7-4981-B447-...
>>I have been trying to set up a folder to share on my home network. I go
>>through the procedure and click done, but the folder does not show up as
>>being shared. (I do not get the little icon on the folder). When I try to
>>see it from the other computer it is not there. The printers are all
>>there, and the windows preset folder are there. I disabled password and
>>made sure that file and print sharing were enabled.
>>
>> The only computer I am having the problem with is the VISTA computer. The
>> XP and Win7 work fine.
>>
>> Where am I going wrong?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Chris
>>
> Probably a simplistic answer but are the workgroup names the same?
>
> JimF
>

Yes. That is not the problem. I can not even set the folder to share. I know
I am using the right procedure, but it is just not working.

Chris

"Chris & Barbara" <> wrote in message
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>I have been trying to set up a folder to share on my home network. I go
>through the procedure and click done, but the folder does not show up as
>being shared. (I do not get the little icon on the folder). When I try to
>see it from the other computer it is not there. The printers are all there,
>and the windows preset folder are there. I disabled password and made sure
>that file and print sharing were enabled.
>
> The only computer I am having the problem with is the VISTA computer. The
> XP and Win7 work fine.
>
> Where am I going wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Chris
>

Problem solved. I went in through properties to share and then advance share
settings. It should work the other way also, but it does not. I am not going
to worry about it, I got it to work and that is all that matters to me.

Thanks to all for your replies

Chris