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I have the network set as Private. The symptoms I describe still occur with both Windows firewalls set to OFF and the firewalls in the Security suites on both computers also set to OFF. Incidentally when I said I printed in Vista from Outlook Express I meant Windows Mail of course (old habits die hard).

Previously, networking two XP PCs performed well. Now with one new Vista PC I have problems. 1) From the Vista PC I can access shared files on the XP PC and I can also print directly to its attached printer from Outlook Express. But if I try to print from Word (2003) I get “Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable”. 2) From the XP PC I cannot “see” the Vista PC’s Public files or its attached printer at all. I have rerun Network Setup giving it the same Workgroup name as on the Vista PC. I have also set the Firewalls on both PCs to allow file sharing (correctly, I think). I have now exhausted my limited knowledge of networking. Can anyone help, please?