Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Creating the same username on both computers fixes many issues.
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"Imori" <Imori@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB39A3C8-18EE-4F79-9742-7E080588EC13@microsoft.com...
Nevermind, got it fixed. all I had to do was create an account on both
computers with the same name and password.
"Imori" wrote:
> Alright I am trying to LAN my computers for file sharing and gaming through
> my Linksys (Model #BEFSR41) ethernet router. One is running Vista Home
> Premium and one is running XP Home edition. Both are desktops. I've been
> working on this for about a month and so far, no go. A few days ago I
> installed on my XP the Link-Layer Topology Discover (LLTD) Responder from
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120. It showed my Vista computer on it
> until I restarted the computer. Now its not showing and I've reinstalled the
> LLTD many times and theres no change. Both computers are in the same
> workgroup with the same account name neither account has a password. When I
> go to the Network and Sharing center on the Vista this is the map I get:
>
> http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...ri/compmap.jpg
>
> Can anyone help? This seems like a huge problem for alot of people.