I have it set up and when I try to access the other computer on the network it says windows cannot \\name

The problem might be with the Windows Firewall on either your PC or the other PC. Open up the Windows Firewall [Control Panel]-[Security]-[Windows Firewall]-[Change Settings]-[Exceptions] then check the box to enable File and Print Sharing and [Apply]. You can test to see if it is working by opening a command box windows and type ping <pcname> to establish connectivity betwen the two PCs. I hope this helps!

no it still doesnt work.

Try temporarily shutting off the firewalls on both PCs.

do you have a beta vista? this may or may not work i have read , here is a clip

it has yet to be decided what flavors of the OS will be supported by the time WinFS comes to market. At that point, Microsoft could decide to limit release to Windows Vista, if it decides that there are compelling technical reasons to require the new version or if there are enough Vista PCs on the market.

"By the time we (release WinFS), the market may have sufficiently gone onto Windows Vista that we may not need to support XP," Clark said.

WinFS will replace NTFS i take it.

No I dont have the beta I have then RTM

I have RC1 and it does work but you need to configure the firewalls on both PCs or even turn them off until you find the problem. I was using a free beta firewall/antivirus from Trend and I had to shut it off in order to map a network drive.


I have RC1 and it does work but you need to configure the firewalls on both PCs or even turn them off until you find the problem. I was using a free beta firewall/antivirus from Trend and I had to shut it off in order to map a network drive.

My understanding is you have to set up a limited user account on your system as well in order for the other computer to gain access to files, folders.