File Sharing to Mac from Vista

[marka87uk]

Sorry, I know this is more of a Vista related question, but I wondered if anyone can help!

I've got a new Vista laptop in my house, and I'd like to access the files on it from my Mac.

I set up file sharing on the user folder, but I'm really struggling to access it from my Mac. It doesn't show in Finder, and when I try to connect using smb://{IP}, it prompts for a username and password but as the user account on Vista doesn't have a password, it doesn't work!

I changed the Vista NTLM sessions as mentioned in the following link, with no avail:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83931-workgroup-password.html

I'm sure some of you must have a setup like this, so would I be able to have some help please?

I'm pretty new to Leopard, and very new to Vista...
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[nickh2]

if you havent already, you need to go into system preferences, sharing, and make shure, personal file sharing, and windows sharing are turned on.
hope this helps, networking a mac with vista is a bitch
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[marka87uk]

Thanks - I don't have an option for Windows Sharing?!

Only the following:

DVD or CD Sharing
Screen Sharing
File Sharing (Ticked)
Printer Sharing
Web Sharing
Remote Logon
Remote Management
Remote Apple Events
Xgrid Sharing
Internet Sharing
Bluetooth

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[marka87uk]

Hmm I'm getting closer... I disabled 'Password protected sharing', under the Network and Sharing Center in Vista.

Now I can access the folders by going to smb://IP but for some reason I cannot view all of the folders I shared and I can't see the files in them!

Any ideas?

Edit - Sorry! It seems to have worked now - took about 5 minutes or so to update! :/ I think that is all, but no doubt I'll have further questions to ask at some point!
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[trustory]

Glad you got it sorted!
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[Bobaloo]

It's good that you got that sorted out. You might want to download this for your laptop: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html

it will allow easy printer sharing with your laptop to your Mac if you have a printer connected to your Mac. I use it with my desktop PC which is in a network with 4 Macs.
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