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03-19-2008

nevermind last post, im an idiot

"GOTFrog" wrote:

Quote:

> 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:
>

Quote:

> > 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
> >
> >
> > "Jason" wrote:
> >

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> > > 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
> > >

03-19-2008	#6 (permalink)
GOTFrog n/a posts	RE: Networking XP & Vista nevermind last post, im an idiot "GOTFrog" wrote: Quote: > 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: > Quote: > > 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 > > > > > > "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 > > >
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