Network file sharing in vista
Also, when they do try to access a file share by typing in the URL to it, they’ll get a menu in Windows Explorer asking if they want to enable Network Discovery. In this example both public and Users directories are shared. If you use Windows Vista or Windows 7 in a domain, you’ll notice that users probably can’t browse network resources such as file shares. But now you can go through and see the User Shared folders.
Make sure you have the File Sharing option turned on. You should now be at the Network and Sharing Center. To check your settings click Start, type 'network and sharing center' and press Enter. Both need to be selected for this to work well.
#Network file sharing in vista password
There was no need to enter a password to access the Vista machine because password protection is turned off. First we need to make sure file sharing is turned on in Vista. The first two options - Turn on network discovery, and Turn on file and printer sharing - we hope are self-evident. The Vista machine in this example is VISTAGEEK-PC. We can use it to check the status of network connections, connect to a network, view a graphical representation of network connections, and diagnose and repair network connectivity issues. Open up Network on the Windows 7 machine, and you should see all of the machines on the network. This is a centralized location to control all aspects of networking. Now that we have the correct settings on each machine, it’s time to put it to the test. Under Sharing and Discovery we need to turn on File Sharing, Public Folder Sharing, and Network Discovery.Īlso on the Vista machine you might want to turn off password protected sharing … but it’s completely up to you. Right-click on Network and choose Properties. On the Vista machine we need to double check and make sure it’s sharing settings are ready to go.