|you have to set up a private network its all in Control Panel\Network and Sharing Center and you do it on all the computers|
in Control Panel\Network and Sharing
"set up a conection or network"
then select "manualy conect to a wireless network"
then enter network name MSHOME set no security you can redo it later if you want it on and just folow the set up wizard, and the same on the outher computer same network name.
only have on, network discovery, file sharing and printer sharing.
have the same network name and workgroup name WORKGROUPE on all computers workgroup is defoult on vista so if there both vista just ignore that.
to see the other computer SERCH \\name-of-pc
e.g \\CrashnBurn-PC\shared documents
or click on the picture /diagram of the network in network and sharing center
and watch out for firewalls blocking you turn them off if you have truble in allowing networking by it, windows firewall should let it thru but outhers like norton my give you trouble
if you use 3rd part software like zonealarm firewall add a ip rang in the trusted zone e.g 192.168.100 to 192.168.120 or what ever your router set up ip is.
HERES A GOOD GUIDE with picture http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.c...
vista home premium user