INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Vista and win7 is Microsoft’s new operating system and it provides different network and security method than Windows XP, to its user. So in order to create network between Vista,7 and XP, we have to enable few network related features on Windows Vista and 7.

First of all we have to turn on “Network Discovery” service; this service allows us to see other network computers and devices from our computer and allows people on other network computers to see our computer. We can also access shared files and devices on other computers and other people can access shared files devices on our computer.

Next we are going to turn on “File Sharing” option. As name suggests it allows us to share folders on LAN. If you turn on this option, then you are also turning on the “Public folder sharing”. Public folder is the default share folder in Windows Vista,7 like “Shared Documents” in Windows XP.

To turn on these features right click on Network and select properties. This will open “Network and Sharing Center” and do as marked in the "Vista Network Sharing Center" images below.

Check Firewall Settings

Apart from this you need to check that whether Windows Vista Firewall has created exception for file sharing or not. In my case firewall was blocking the file sharing option and I created a firewall exception in this way.
On Windows Vista,7 PC, go to Control Panel then double click on Windows Firewall. On left pane click on “Allow a program through Windows Firewall”, a “Windows Firewall Setting” window should pop-up. In the “Exception” tab tick “File and Printer Sharing” checkbox and click ok.

 

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