I only installed it to be able to see the full network map... and then one
PC that's connected wirelessly threw the map into error anyway unless I
change the Vista PC to a wireless connection as well.
"Steve66" <Steve66@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CC234CE2-0A8D-43BC-8FDA-526DE0B4E838@xxxxxx
Quote:
> 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
>> >
>>