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Old 05-18-2007   #5 (permalink)
Justin


 
 

Re: Networking Windows Vista with XP

Chuck,

I will also look through those again, is there some way to wipe all the
networking clean and start over from initial set up? Because I have already
been through those pages also with no luck.

-justin

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Fri, 18 May 2007 10:44:01 -0700, Justin <Justin@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I have a home network that consists of a wireless router with a desktop, and
> >one laptop running windows xp (sp2), and one new laptop running windows vista
> >home. my desktop see and accesses everything on all the computers, my xp
> >laptop sees the desktop but not the vista machine. and my vista machine will
> >show the full network when you go to full map from network and sharing
> >control panel, however when i go to the networks folder it doesn't show the
> >other two xp machines, and i cant access any of the material from them.
> >Anyone know how to solve this problem?

>
> Justin,
>
> If you ran the Vista network setup, and you still have problems, look for a
> misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security component.
> There are several other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your
> problem. Read this article with an open mind.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html
>
> Or look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer, and
> diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
> instructions precisely (download browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>

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