I can't access Shared Folders from xp

Hello everyone

I have installed windows xp and windows vista in my mac by VMware fusion (v 2.0 (116369))I used to access my shared folder from xp by the shortcut on the desktop, but suddenly I can't anymore when I click on the Z: drive (\\.host) it gives me this message:


Z:\refers to a location that is unavailable. It could be on a hard drive on this computer, or on a network. Check to make sure that the disk is properly inserted, or that you are connected to the Internet or your network, and then try again. If it still cannot be located, the information might have been moved to a different location.

and the weird thing is xp connected to the internet! if its connected to the internet thats mean there is a connection between mac and xp. However, everything is working fine in vista!

I did tried:
Restart windows
Restart Mac
Disconnect / Connect network adapter
Switched the adapter to NAT (which is the default) / Bridge / Host-only nothing happen

any idea why is this happening or what am i missing?

Thanks in advance

 

hi

when i click on the shared folder in my network places i get this message


\\.host\Shared Folders is not accessibel. You might not have premission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out what if you have access premission.

The network path was not found.

 

Thanks for your reply

i think my problem is in windows side and not mac side
as far as i remember that starts to happen when something wrong went with xp while starting all what i need to do is "as all windows users" have to reinstall it

that would solve the problem

Thanks again