For the example given here the XP machine is called MyXpPc, the share is
called MyShare, and UserX has access to \\MyXpPc\MyShare

First, on the XP machine, create a share for the drive or folder you
wish to access from the Vista machine.  Grante the appropriate rights to
that share, for example, grant access to everyone or to a specific user.

Then on the Vista machine, go to Start->All
Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt

In the command prompt window type

net use z: \\MyXpPc\MyShare /user:UserX /persistent:no

If all goes well, the "net use" command will tell you it executed
successfully.  Now you can access the XP machine via the Z: drive using
Vista's Windows Explorer. You can close the command prompt.

The Z: drive will go away once you logoff or reboot the Vista machine.
If you need the Z: drive to stick around, use /persistent:yes in the
command above.

You can do the same thing if you go to Windows Explorer (in the vista
machine), right click My Computer and click Map Network Drive.  You also
have the option to right click My Computer and click Add a Network
Location which allows you to access, say, an FTP server.

Good luck.


-Mario

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Of Rich
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [OT] Putting Vista on an XP network


How did you do this? Help!


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Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: [OT] Putting Vista on an XP network


>> If you have Home Basic you're screwed - it won't connect to other 
>> machines
>> on the network (yes, functionality that has been in every MS OS since
>> DOS/Lanman has been removed).
>
> I don't think that is the reality.  I have a machine running xp at
home 
> and a
> new Vista Home Basic, both connected to a 4 port router.  I was able
to
> successfully map a drive in the Vista machine to point to the XP
machine.
>
> From a command prompt window
>
> c:> net use z: \\xpcomputername\sharename /user:yourusernamehere
> /persistent:no
>
> This should work providing the network config on the Vista machine was

> done
> correcly.
>
> If you want the z: drive to stick after reboots use /persistent:yes
>
> Also, if xpcomputername does not work, try using the remote machine's
> ip address
> instead.
>
> -Mario
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