Home nework using Vista and Windows 7 problem

I have a netbook using window 7 and unable to connect to my home network using Vista. setting it up using bthelp to connect both but I am unable to doso as the screen resulution is not correct. for BT help. the netbook is Asus emachine 10inch version. it is 1024 X 600.
my Vista computer does show up the netbook but I am unable to access files even after enabling filesharing and checking firewalls etc.
Windows 7 will only let me set up a homenetwork with other windows7
Vista homenetwork shows I am connected but no information.
anyone any ideas as to what I could do?

It's probably because your netbook is running the "Starter version" of Windows 7
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windows7/archive/2009/05/29/let-s-talk-about-windows-7-starter....
Sorry, I'm a bit pee'ed off at the minute. I just wrote an informative piece about the history of netbooks and accidently navigated away from this page whilst searching for a link for you.
Clicking back returned me here with all my write up....." Gone"
Bah!
oh well. The starter version of windows 7 iirc doesn't have the capability of home network file sharing.
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