On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:48:42 -0400, "Mark Christensen" <markc@ssbrakes.com>
wrote:
>"Chuck [MVP]" <none@example.net> wrote in message
>news:410nb319f4lkk8736npf1tf11jq7aqd4t2@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:26:28 -0400, "Mark Christensen" <markc@ssbrakes.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"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
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>>>>
>>>>>> "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
>>
>>>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?
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> The browser, which is the infrastructure that lets you "see" a computer
>> from
>> another computer, doesn't work reliably with Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) and
>> Windows
>> NT (NT, 2000, XP, Vista) in the same workgroup. You end up with a master
>> browser conflict.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...d-browser.html
>The problem was the Norton firewall on the Vista. Once I turned it off, I
>was able to connect to ME by typing \\xxx.xxx.x.xxx into the Start Search
>box and transfer my files. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the feedback.
<http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2006/09/peer-support-it-works-only-if-you-help.html>
http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot...-you-help.html
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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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