Connecting WinME and Vista
Sam
router. I can get access to the internet on both computers. But the WinME
and Vista don't see each other. I checked that the SSID and workgroup are
same on both computers. What else I can check?
Mike M
By design Win Me cannot access files on a PC running Vista although PCs
running Win Me can "see" PCs running Vista.
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Mike Maltby
mike....@gmail.com
Sam
"Mike M" wrote:
> So WinME cannot access files in Vista, is it possible the Vista to access files in WinME? If yes, how?
>
N. Miller
> "Mike M" wrote:
>> Sam <S...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> I'm trying to connect my WinME computer with the Vista computer thru
>>> a wired router. I can get access to the internet on both computers.
>>> But the WinME and Vista don't see each other. I checked that the
>>> SSID and workgroup are same on both computers. What else I can check?
>> By design Win Me cannot access files on a PC running Vista although PCs
>> running Win Me can "see" PCs running Vista.
> So WinME cannot access files in Vista, is it possible the Vista to
> access files in WinME? If yes, how?
I have actually done so; before I upgraded from Windows Me to Windows XP
Home Edition. I don't let the Windows Vista computer find the network
automatically, but I can attach a shared folder using UNC, and copy files
from the source (Windows Me) to the destination (Windows Vista), and back,
from the Vista computer.
UNC looks thus:
\\ComputerName\ShareName
You would just use the "Map Network Drive" feature. Don't recall the menu
path in Windows Vista. But properly done the shared folder shows up in Vista
as a "Network Drive", with a letter (should start with "Z:" by default).
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Norman
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Sam
Thank you. I can now access the files on WinME via the Vista by Map a
Network Drive. I'm so happy after struggling for more than 2 weeks to access
the files.
Thanks again