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03-20-2008

"RalfG" wrote:

Quote:

> 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
> >> >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
> >> >
> >>

>

03-20-2008	#10 (permalink)
help needer n/a posts	Re: Networking XP & Vista "RalfG" wrote: Quote: > 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 > >> >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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