Shared folder with XP and Vista!! Help!!?

I am working out of a home office and we are set up on a wireless network. We have four different computers on the same network; two are running Windows XP while the other two are running Windows Vista. We have a shared folder set up on one of the computers running XP and we are able to access this folder on the other XP computer.





Now for the problem we are having. The two computers running Vista only show the shared folder under the Networks about 25% of the time. I can access the shared folder from one of the Vista computers and then close out the Network window, re-open the Networks window and the shared folder will not show up.





I am not for sure what is causing this so can someone out there please explain how to properly set up a shared folder where XP and Vista can both access without a problem as this is becoming a little irritating.





Thanks.Shared folder with XP and Vista!! Help!!?
I’ve received a number of requests for on how to share a folder.


I know for many of you this is a very simple operation,


but I finally realized there’s a reason for the confusion users are having.





Windows Vista includes a “Share” button on the explorer toolbar,


but it doesn’t work the way people used to XP/Win2k expect it to.


Instead it pops up a wizard to make things “easier”.





By default, this share button will not let you choose the name of the shared folder.


Even more annoying, sharing a folder within your user directory will have a weird


share name like \\computer\Users\geek\Contacts, which is much more difficult to remember.





If you want to share folders the way you used to on Windows XP, simply right-click the folder,


and choose the Properties option.





Now choose the Advanced Sharing button.





Now you should be able to check the box “Share this folder”,


and choose a share name, which will be accessible from \\computer\myshare, for example.





You can also click the Permissions button if you want to allow write access to this share,


or allow access to only a particular user.

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