On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:30:26 +0100, "Gordon"
<gbplinux@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>Interestingly I bought a new laptop three months ago. I connected it to my
>network, and immediately the XP machine (Pro SP2) was visible, and with
>shared files and folders, by the Vista machine. I did nothing to make it
>happen. it just did.
That's normal. It isn't necessary to install the LLTD Responder on
Windows XP. XP and Vista can see each other and share files and
folders without it.
The only reason to install the LLTD Responder is to have XP appear in
the network topology section of Vista's Network Map. Without it, XP
will appear in the "can not be placed in the map" section of Vista's
Network Map.
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