I will try the link thanks.
Netwrok discovery is on and I have changed the workgroup name to match the
workgroup ever other PC is in.
"Mick Murphy" wrote:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> The above link should help.
>
> In Vista Network and sharing make sure Network Discovery is on, and Vista's
> workgroup name, WORKGROUP is changed to XP's default workgroup name, MSHOME.
>
> "Justin" wrote:
>
> > I am fianlly trying to work with VISTA. I have been holding off for sometime
> > now but as they say all good things comet to an end sometime and I guess now
> > is my time.
> > I have a small workgroup of 6 Windows XP Home PC's. I just got a new laptop
> > with Vista Home Basic and have joined it to the workgroup. Now when I try to
> > find the other PC's in the network I can only see my laptop and no other
> > computers. I would like to connect to a shared directory on our (so called)
> > server (just another workstation that has all our shared data) but cannot see
> > any other computers in the network. I can however pping the other computers
> > and can connect to them by typing \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX in the browser but I want
> > to connect like I do through a my network places or something.
> > Any suggestions would be appreicated.....
> >
> > Thanks,