Hi MAB333,
you might want to repost this via
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=204&SiteID=17This is IT Pro related, and not quite in the right place, that's why you ain't getting any replies, sorry.
You can establish to see if this is a firewall issue but turning off both firewalls on a safe network.
If you set your Vista into a Public network, you can get problems with the firewall because it goes into a more secure mode to protect your machine. If you might want to try loading it into Work or Home networks.
Dennis Chung | IT Pro Evangelist | Microsoft Singapore
http://pingdennis.com