home group is new to windows 7 and cannot be used with earlier versions of windows
Windows Vista Network and Sharing Center
list the steps to open network and sharing in vista
start> control panel> network & sharing center> disconnect
Windows computers are made to communicate with each other as long as they are on the same internet Network. You could have Windows XP communicate with Windows Vista and Windows Vista communicate with Windows 7. They will all talk with each other and you should have no problems aslong as your Network is properly setup and they are all on the same network. Once they are connected, turning on File or Folder Sharing will give you access on your Windows 7 to your Windows Vista or the other way around.
No. All edition of Vista offers Network and Sharing center
Internet Connection Sharing, or ICS, is included with Windows 98 second edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. This feature was implemented by Microsoft for sharing one internet connection on one computer with other computers on the same network.
Set up a "Home Network"
Yes one can use the vista in a server 2003 network As long as it is Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.
There are no boot floppies for Windows Vista. To install Windows Vista, computers must support either booting from a DVD or over a network.
These are check boxes in the network properties for XP. In Vista, go to the Control Panel applet named Network and Sharing Center and you can turn these on/off.
Yes, it should work
In windows a Network Interface Card (NIC) can be disabled in the device manager. To get to the device manager click start, then click run, then type "devmgmt.msc" (without the quotes) and press enter (or type it in the "Start Search" box if you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista). It will be under the "Network Adapters" category, the exact name will depend on the model of card you have. Another way to disable it is in the "manage network connections" page from the Network and sharing center in Vista and Windows 7 (disable it in "Network Connections" in Windows XP and Windows 2000). Finally, if it is an integrated network card, it can usually be disabled sing the BIOS (CMOS) setup.