October, 2007

Windows XP and VISTA networking problem -- path not found -- access denied

\\computername\folder is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied.

I ran into a problem when trying to get my Vista PC to network with my windows XP laptop. I could see the laptop and access the shared folders from my VISTA machine, but I couldn't the XP machine to access the shared folders on my VISTA machine. I searched and search the web and here are a few good links and the solution that worked for me: