slippyslot

hi all, pls help. when i turn on my pc and type in my pass word i cannot get in... nothing has been changed, i have been told that i need to reinstall vista? is this ture? is there a easy way? im lost as i know not a jot about pc`s. many thanks slippy

hi all... slippys the name and understanding computers is not my game..lol great forum, alot of good info on here, i would say i`ll be on here alot.

lol,, yeah thats it AD-HOC. as i said im not very tech in these things. will try the firewall and account route. wil let u all know how it goes. p.s. is it ok to turn off my fire wall? the 2 computers run different firewalls , mcafee and norton. windows firewall is off on both. again sorry if i sound not clued up on this. many thanks

HI.. thanks all for ur help.. but a still have problems. i`ve done the network names, checked adapters, all looks ok, the both of them see and can connect to the internet (im on aol using a netgear router/uk) on the pc(xp) i have managed to see the laptop(vista) but only on HOC connection, this seems to be the only way my pc can see the laptop, but the laptop still cannot see the pc!!!. but when i click on it it says that my server(admin) does not give me access for this?? is this AOL? i have run the wireless wizard on pc(xp) usind the usb flash and disc wizard to no aveil. its doing my nut in. would or can i connect by cable, if so wat do i need? many thanks

hi... going nuts, can not for the life of me set up a wireless network for my pc(xp) and my laptop(vista) i`ve tried all i know but i think my pc does not see my laptop... im not very tech minded so if any one out there knows any thing pls help cos i think i`ve done more harm then good....