How to share file between Windows XP and a Vista computer

In case of Vista, the default workgroup is MSHOME,and in case XP WORKGROUP. So make sure both system’s are on the same workgroup before attempting to share files between XP and Vista.

First thing to do:
In XP, go to Control Panel > System. Then on the “Computer Name” tab, click the change button, and edit the workgroup to be the same as Vista (MSHOME).


On the Vista machine:
1.First go to the Network and Sharing Centre and make sure you have file sharing turned on. Having your network set to Private also helps.



1.afterthat go to the folder you want to share and Right-click on the file to bring a menu up > Choose Properties > Then Sharing. Click on Advanced Sharing. More details on how to share a file.
2.Now click the Share this folder check box, and then click Permissions.
3.Let the Permission window should open.
4.After now click on add to add a user. Then type in guest in the textbox that says Enter the object names to select.
5.Click Check Names which should then find Vista’s guest account and prefix your PC’s name in this format: YourComputerName\guest.
6.Click Ok to go back to the Permissions window.
7.You should now have the Guest account under group or users names.
8.Highlight the guest account and give it the relevant permissions. (Full control, Change or Read)
9.Click Ok and your done!

This is how simple it is to sharing file worked between Windows XP computers , and now you can have it enabled for Vista too!

Computer restarts after loading the Windows Logo screen

whether this happened to you? You try to start your computer. Everything seems fine until it gets to the Windows logo screen and then restarts again. If you let it go it will possibly go on forever.
Two main causes for this problem. Not saying that these are the only answers for this problem, however these are the most common for me that i found.
1.Faulty random access memory (ram)
Having faulty memory can cause a number of symptoms including a continual restart of Windows. I have tested this theory in a number of computers, including Acer and Dell computers. The computers were working fine until I installed the faulty memory. As soon as the bad memory is removed and the working memory is replaced the computer is fine again. Faulty memory can also cause your computer to show a complete black screen or even the blue screen of death. Also see

Computer has a black screen and will not Boot or
Startup

If you have two sticks of memory in your computer, remove one and then start your computer. If this doesn't work then swap them over and try the other one. If the computer still restarts after loading the Windows Logo screen, then try the next option
2.The hard drive is dead or the boot sector is destroyed
The computer will not boot or start if there is no hard drive to go to. I repaired a computer with exactly this problem. It loaded the windows logo screen and then kept restarting. I first thought it was a memory problem, however it turned out to be the hard drive. I removed the hard drive and placed it in an external case, and still could not access it. I fitted a new hard drive to the computer and put a Windows Xp disc in the cd drive. And away it went, formatting and installing Windows XP. The odd thing is that you always presume that the computer will come up with an error message saying that there is no disk present. But this doesn't always happen.

So next time your computer loads the Windows Logo screen and then restarts be sure to check for these two common problems before investigating the problem further.