I am a PA for a Mary Kay consultant, and we have a problem. Her laptop runs vista, mine runs windows 7. Last week we were trying to create a network so that I can access her CLIENT information. She uses Boulevard, and was given instructions on how to set up the network. Everything went fine, until I tried to log into the network. I can see her computer, but when I try to log on, it asks for a password, but her computer isn't set up to need a password. We tried setting a password on her laptop, but that password was rejected. I know vista doesn't have a homegroup, so I'm not sure what to do next.

I am somewhat familiar with computers, I know enough to know when I can't figure something out, can figure out some problems by googling, but I haven't found much that applies to my situation. The vista laptop has to act as the server, because that's where everything is stored. Her laptop manufacturer suggested using a portable hard drive to transfer information, but I'm HOPING there is some WAY to create this network, so I don't have to remember to carry the hard drive with me all the time.

Thanks, Faith.Both computers are on a a local Ethernet connection. -Right?
Did you already read this?
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15247/complete-guide-to-networking-windows-7-with-xp-and-vista/
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Sharing between Vista and Windows 7

Another scenario you might run into is having to share files and printers between a Vista and Windows 7 machine. The process is a bit easier than sharing between XP and Windows 7, but takes a bit of work. The Homegroup feature isn’t compatible with Vista, so we need to go through a few different steps. Depending on what your printer is, sharing it should be easier as Vista and Windows 7 do a much better job of automatically locating the drivers.