Dr. Hackenbush

"Mick" <mick.richardson535@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:xn0f90ielmq9a000@news.cable.ntlworld.com...
> Dave B wrote:
>
>> I have just switched to a brand new Vista computer as the primary
>> computer on my network. I even got Ultimate to have the best. Now I
>> can't see the other computer on the network because it has been
>> determined to be a "has been", what with only having XP on it.
>>
>> I have searched high and low, talked to people who [should] know, and
>> have yet to hear someone explain how it is that MicroSoft, in all of
>> its glory, could launch such a major marketing campaign to get us to
>> all sign on to the new OS ... they never thought to think that maybe,
>> just maybe ... someone somewhere just might want to have an XP
>> computer exist in peace and harmony with a Vista computer?????
>>
>> Now you're saying that I should call tech support ... fabulous idea,
>> in fact I did that very thing ... started with HP cuz it's their
>> computer but "That's a Microsoft problem, you gotta call them" ...
>> okie dokie, call Microsoft but damned if "HP is supposed to
>> troubleshoot it cuz it came on their computer" ... what fun, so call
>> back HP, get a bit pissy, he tries to help, tells me to d/l a patch
>> from Microsoft.com, which I do ... the excitement is building, we're
>> gonna resolve the problem with a patch, yeah!!! ... re-boot
>> everything and .... and ... nothing, nada, nyet. Then he tells me I
>> can pay $69.99 to talk to their networking dudes who may or may not
>> be able to help me. So, here we are now ........
>>
>> I mean, come on now ... let's THINK PEOPLE!!!!!! There needs to be a
>> fix to this NOW to let these computers do what they are supposed to
>> do!!! This is a step backwards!! This should have been anticipated
>> and worked out PRIOR to letting the world buy it and screw up their
>> small network connectivity. I doubt if I am the only one that
>> doesn't have the cash to just run out and update all my computers
>> and/or operating systems every time MicroSoft decided to lauch a new
>> version of Windows!
>>
>> Undoubtedly, someone will offer apologies, and ineffectual
>> explanations ... bottom line is that this isn't an uncommon thing
>> and I can't think of any [rational] argument to convince me that it
>> should not have been taken care of before the launch. It doesn't
>> matter if it's a cable problem, OS problem, security problem,
>> whatever ... We don't care why it isn't working, just get it fixed so
>> it does work!!!!!! You had time to spend moving all the buttons
>> around so we get to play hide and seek finding them, the least you
>> could do is retain the previous networking functionality!!
>>
>> Anyone out there that can shed some light on this ... and more
>> importantly, how to overcome this problem ... all in language that us
>> non-brilliant-tecchies can understand?????
>
> I had this issue - problem solved by MS in article KB922120 which is
> a down-load to place on each XP machine - makes them visible to Vista
> machines allowing a full newtwrok map to be produced.
>
> Mick
>
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I d/loaded this patch and put it on my XP machine but the vista machine
still wont let me access the XP machine