file sharing

sharp910sh

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ok i have my wireless network set uo works fine i can access the net on my archos but when i want to share files it doesnt work! i had to reinstall vista as my pc messed up. so what do i do i cant share the files on my pc with my archos 605. i have right clicked on the folder i want to share then said i wanted to share it but when i try to acces the file on my archos it doesnt work. and it cant be my archos as the file sharing worked before i reinstalled vista so what do i do
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brw02005

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Well I don't know much about vista but I do believe it is set up by default requiring a username and password for network sharing. Check out this articles maybe it will help.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30163/89/
 

g-paw

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First make sure that the computers have the Work Group name then turn off all the firewals. Also make sure you have all the machines set up to allow firesharing