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Old 08-04-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Re: Network Access: Can't see XP or Win 98 computers with Vista - Solution

There is a patch for XP correcting this problem: KB922120-v5-x86-ENU.exe

Have a look at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120/en-us



"EagleOne" <EagleOne@discussions.microsoft.com>, iletisinde şunu yazdı,
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> Vista Business and XP Pro
>
> Initially, my new Vista computer could access my wireless router but
> my Vista computer could not "see" my XP Pro computers nor the reverse.
>
> My solution:
> 1) Make sure that all computers are in the same WORKGROUP
> XP (or Win98) used MSHOME as the default workgroup name
> Vistia uses WORKGROUP as the default workgroup name
> Therefore, on the Vista I changed my workgroup name to MSHOME
> (Control Panel\System\Change Workgroup Name) -OR-
> (Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Sharing Center)
> 2 ) On the Vista Computer one must also TURN Network Discovery ON
> (Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Sharing Center)
>
> Not all hardware can be "seen" by all.


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