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I am trying to set up a network with a PC running Windows Me and a laptop
running Vista. These are connected via a Netger router.

Is this possible to do and if so how can it be achieved?

Microsoft doesn't support File and Printer Sharing between Vista and
Me. It wasn't part of Vista's design, coding, or testing.

In my testing, a computer running Vista can access shared folders
belonging to a computer running Me.

To the best of my knowledge, no one has been able to make it work
reliably the other way. I've seen the following problems when trying
to access Vista's shared folders from Me. I give a solution to #1
below:

1. Incompatible default network authentication protocols. Windows Me
uses LM and NTLM authentication. Vista uses NTLMv2 authentication.
This causes a prompt for the IPC$ password on Me when password
protected sharing is enabled on Vista. There is no valid response to
the IPC$ prompt.

2. Incomplete enumeration of shares. Me only sees some of Vista's
shared folders. The names of some shared folders are truncated,
making them inaccessible.

3. Instability. Accessing Vista's shared folders makes Me hang or
crash.

If you want to try accessing Vista's shared folders from Me, I
recommend taking these safety measures first: make a restore point on
Vista, and back up your important data on all computers.

Here's how to configure Vista to use LM and NTLM authentication to
allow access from Me when password protected sharing is enabled. I'd
like to thank my fellow MVP Evan Pearce, who helped me understand and
test this:

1. Click the Start button, type "regedit" in the Start Search box, and
press Enter.

2. Click "Continue" in the User Account Control prompt.

3. Open this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa

4. If they don't already exist, create DWORD values named
LmCompatibilityLevel and NoLmHash.

5. Set LmCompatibilityLevel to 1.

6. Set NoLmHash to 0.

7. Restart the Vista computer.

8. Go to Control Panel User Accounts, click "Change your password",
enter your current password in the boxes for "Current password", "New
password", and "Confirm new password", and click "Change password".
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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