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Linda, are you doing all this while logged in under an Administrator account on both machines? Your issue with viewing networked computers sounds like it may stem from trying to run under a "limited"-type account.
BTW, you should almost always be running under a limited account, unless you are installing software, doing upgrades or configuring the system for the first time. Running all the time under an Administrator account defeats most of the "new" security "features" of XP/Vista.
Frankly, it's irritating as hell to have to jump through the new hoops put in place by Vista's new TCP stack (oh yes, they changed it because they think it's better than the TCP stack everyone else is using!). Sharing directories is completely bass-ackwards, too. You can only access a directory as a limited user if it is stored in that user's sub-directory ... but you can't share anything in that directory!
And don't get me started on the "help" files/wizards ... useless dreck.
And you should switch over to Mozilla's Thunderbird email client, instead of using Windows Mail. It's far more secure than Windows Mail, and has excellent anti-spam features.
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