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emmaggy -

I'm just starting to read here for the Vista network issues. There is
likely more expertise here - I'm a newbie on communities.

I just installed a Vista desktop on my home network and getting it to see
the other two XPs on the map was a piece of cake & you have done that. But
as you write, getting the Vista machine listed on WinExplorer for file share
access was very time consuming. I am able to file share now and see all the
computers.

1) I had to name the appropriate file level to "workgroup" so that on XP
you see:

My Network Places or Network
Entire Network
Microsoft Windows Network
Workgroup
"List of computers on network"

Then of course they had to change Vista so you see in WinExplorer just:

Network
"List of computers"

2) I have to turn the XPs on first, then the Vista machine. This is a pain
because if I want to network something and Vista is already on, I have to
shut it down. An MS phone help tech. I talked with on another problem said
that is the situation at the moment. I am starting to read around here to
see if there are other solutions.

3) You need to have at least 1 file approved to share on the home network on
each machine.

T

"emmaggy" wrote:

> I have done all the suggestions (made network private, LLTD update on XP
> machine, firewalls off, etc...) when I am on my Vista Machine I can SEE the
> XP machine in the network map but when I go to "view devices" I cannot see
> it. IIn the network map I can click on the Vista machine that I am working on
> but I can't click on the XP machine. I can only hover my mouse and see the IP
> adress, etc..Please help, I feel that I am close to solving this!
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> The map shows
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> Internet--->Network--->-Vista Machine
> -XP Machine
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> Thanks!
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