Yes, both are in the workgroup called WORKGROUP.
"Tim" <tim@overthere.com> wrote in message
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> Mark Christensen wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback. Since I'm at work I'll have to try these
>> tonight.
>>
>> Any idea why I can't see the ME machine on the Vista machine when I can
>> see the Vista machine on the ME?
>>
>> "Chuck [MVP]" <none@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:m9jjb3pmjeiudb3i5k87g0fdibm014atau@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:53:07 -0400, "Mark Christensen"
>>> <markc@ssbrakes.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:esv77LV2HHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> "rolltyd" <rolltyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:9AB8E7E5-0EC2-430A-9186-01406EA73717@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> How do I transfer files from my old computer with ME to my new one
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> Vista?
>>>>> You don't. You can copy the files to an external drive but no file
>>>>> transfer solution (Easy Transfer or any upgrade process) will support
>>>>> WindowsMe to Windows Vista.
>>>> I am in a similar situation and am looking for a way to transfer the
>>>> files
>>> >from my old ME to my new Vista. Both are connected to my router - is
>>> >there a
>>>> way to transfer the files over my home network? On my ME machine, I've
>>>> been
>>>> able to see the Vista machine in the My Network Places folder, but when
>>>> I
>>>> double click on the Vista machine icon, I get an error:
>>>>
>>>> "\\name is not accessible.
>>>> Windows cannot find the computer or share name. Make sure the computer
>>>> or
>>>> share name is valid and that you are connected to the network and then
>>>> try
>>>> again."
>>>>
>>>> When looking at the network on the Vista machine, I cannot see the ME
>>>> machine (I do have discovery turned on). I can see the router and can
>>>> get
>>>> on the internet from the Vista machine, so it is on the network. I
>>>> don't
>>>> care which way the file transfer goes (access the ME machine from Vista
>>>> or
>>>> vice versa) - I just want to get the files from ME to Vista and then
>>>> get rid
>>>> of the ME machine.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> You have a name resolution problem. Check that NetBT is consistently
>>> Enabled,
>>> and that you have no personal firewalls interfering.
>>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
>>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html
>>>
>>> And look at logs from "ipconfig /all" from both computers.
>>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html>
>>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...iagnosing.html
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [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.
>>
>>
>
> Are both PCs in the same workgroup?
>
> Tim