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Re: Network Access: Can't see XP or Win 98 computers with Vista - Solution
"EagleOne" <EagleOne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:d5i9b3hice6dib9i1764cda2dpjn5u2usk@4ax.com...
> 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.
>
You must set Sharing on all the things on the XP and Vista machines. like
files and printers and run the network wizards on the XP machines.
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Ian
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