Thanks Eric - but that didn't work for me.
I think I'm the same as others in this post, but just to check. From my
Visat laptop, in the network devices list I can see my Oki Printer and my
Home PC - but the PC is classed as a media device. Double clicking on it
opens media player (I can actually play the tracks from my PC library so I
know it's communicating). Right-clicking doesn't give anything else, choosing
properties just says it's a Microsoft Media Player.
When I first connected, the Deskptop PC popped up a window asking if it was
ok to share media files to which I said OK. I suspect the problem is that
once that device has been identified as a media device it can't be seen as
anything else.
Anyone know a was past this ?
"Eric Haines" wrote:
> I found this elsewhere on the forums, but it's worth posting everywhere - it
> worked great for me. I've also modified it a bit to match my Home Premium
> version of Vista. It is from Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
> (http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders):
>
> You may need to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP for TCP/IP V4 in the Network
> Connection's properties:
>
> 1. Click on Start in the lower left corner, then select Network
> 2. click Network and Sharing Center
> 3. Look at Sharing and Discovery, below on the right
> 4. make sure that Network Discovery is On (note - in a Windows Domain, this
> may need to be enabled by an administrator using a GPO)
> 5. make sure that File Sharing is On
> 6. make sure that Public folder sharing is Off
> 7. if you have a printer locally installed that you want other computers to
> use, make sure Printer Sharing is On
> 8. click Manage network connections (left pane)
> 9. right click the Local Area Connection (or whatever network connection is
> in use - e.g. a wireless connection)
> 10. select Properties
> 11. click Continue in the User Account Control prompt (or supply
> Administrative username and password)
> 12. select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
> 13. click Properties
> 14. click Advanced...
> 14. select the WINS tab
> 15. select the Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP radio button
> 16. click OK; click OK; click Close - this change will take affect
> immediately - no need to logoff or restart
>
> Also, as stated in other posts in this thread and others - make sure you
> don't have a third party firewall blocking the ports or programs needed.