How do i change the workgroup name in vista, i have a 20 computer network
here and i wont go around changing them all, when i have 1 to change
"Mick Murphy" wrote:
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> Run XP's Home Network file and Printer sharing wizard.
> If using norton, etc, check for exceptions in their firewall for sharing.
> network discovery:ON in vista??
> workgroup name the same?
> vista'a public folder is Xp's shared doc's
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
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>
> "Jason" wrote:
> Quote:
> > I have recently purchased a laptop with Vista Home Premium, only to discover
> > that it wouldn't recognize my desktop machine on the network. The desktop is
> > Windows Media Center Edition (XP Pro). I've installed the Topical Link-Layer
> > Discovery update on the XP machine, and about once out of every three visits
> > to the "Network" through Explorer, my desktop will show up, but trying to
> > access it (ever) will give an error that essentially says "Sorry, chump, I
> > asked DNS about that PC, but there's no record of it existing." (Except, with
> > a Brooklyn accent.)
> >
> > I'm fairly tech-savvy, so I've done my googling. I've tried enabling the
> > sharing options on the Vista machine, setting up accounts with the same user
> > ID & password on both machines - the standard response to this problem.
> > Unfortuneately, none of these things have solved this issue.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. I've got software (source
> > code - I'm a programmer) and media on my desktop that I really need to get to
> > from my laptop.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Jason
> >