Need to download LLTD for XP. See knowledgebase article 922120.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Microsoft is absolutely negligent for not including this in the Vista
network help!
"RalfG" wrote:
Quote:
> Connected here immediately, even without the link-layer software. Is the
> network location set to Private on the laptop? Running Home Premium on a
> desktop but I had one incident when both WiFi and Ethernet lan adapters were
> enabled Vista defaulted one connection to Public and somehow thought the
> other was connected to a Domain. Was able to sort it out though and make
> both Private.
>
> "Jason" <Jason@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B032213C-CC42-4FC4-9933-13A71C683518@xxxxxx 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
> >
>