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Old 12-27-2007   #1 (permalink)
dan


 
 

Help please - XP comp won't show up in Vista comp networking

Trying to network two home computers, should be very easy. One is a desktop
(xp), the other a laptop (vista).

The XP machine can see and access the Vista machine, but the Vista laptop
can't see the desktop. I have made sure its a private network, that the XP
is set up to except file sharing from its firewall, LLTD responder is
installed. its not any of that.

In the vista laptop when I view the network map I can see the Desktop, but I
can't click it (right or left) and when I "view computers and devices" it
doesn't appear?

Why? and why is this so difficult in general? this should be dead simple.....

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-27-2007   #2 (permalink)
dan


 
 

RE: Help please - XP comp won't show up in Vista comp networking

Ok - get this, I jsut opened up Itunes in the Vista laptop, and my Itunes can
see my shared file in the XP, but I still can access the files the normal
way, whats with that?

"dan" wrote:
Quote:

> Trying to network two home computers, should be very easy. One is a desktop
> (xp), the other a laptop (vista).
>
> The XP machine can see and access the Vista machine, but the Vista laptop
> can't see the desktop. I have made sure its a private network, that the XP
> is set up to except file sharing from its firewall, LLTD responder is
> installed. its not any of that.
>
> In the vista laptop when I view the network map I can see the Desktop, but I
> can't click it (right or left) and when I "view computers and devices" it
> doesn't appear?
>
> Why? and why is this so difficult in general? this should be dead simple.....
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-28-2007   #3 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)


 
 

Re: Help please - XP comp won't show up in Vista comp networking

Do you have third party security software like Norton? Or this search result
may help.

Vista cannot access othersVista: Can't access one of servers ... Ok, I
finally got the Vista client ... My Vista desktop can't see, or access, the
TabletPC come hell or high water. ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaaccess1.htm


--
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http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"dan" <dan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Trying to network two home computers, should be very easy. One is a
> desktop
> (xp), the other a laptop (vista).
>
> The XP machine can see and access the Vista machine, but the Vista laptop
> can't see the desktop. I have made sure its a private network, that the
> XP
> is set up to except file sharing from its firewall, LLTD responder is
> installed. its not any of that.
>
> In the vista laptop when I view the network map I can see the Desktop, but
> I
> can't click it (right or left) and when I "view computers and devices" it
> doesn't appear?
>
> Why? and why is this so difficult in general? this should be dead
> simple.....
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-29-2007   #4 (permalink)
TJ


 
 

RE: Help please - XP comp won't show up in Vista comp networking

Dan: Sorry to hear you are having problems. Here is what I did:
I have 3 XP computers and one Vista Computer sitting behind a Netgear
Wireless router in my home network. Of the 3 XP desktop computers, two of
them are connected to the router by cat 5 LAN cables and one of these is set
up as a server with multiple hard drives and all my printers hooked up to it.
The third XP desktop computer has a wireless card. The VISTA computer is a
laptop and connects wirelessly. I can see all machines from any of them. I
can access any of the disks and files that I have shared from any other
computer.

Here is what I did:

1. Make sure all computers have the same Workgroup name.
2. Turn on sharing and share the drives and the folders you want to see
from the other computers.
3. On the Vista computer I turned off “Password Protected Sharing”

It was that simple.





"dan" wrote:
Quote:

> Trying to network two home computers, should be very easy. One is a desktop
> (xp), the other a laptop (vista).
>
> The XP machine can see and access the Vista machine, but the Vista laptop
> can't see the desktop. I have made sure its a private network, that the XP
> is set up to except file sharing from its firewall, LLTD responder is
> installed. its not any of that.
>
> In the vista laptop when I view the network map I can see the Desktop, but I
> can't click it (right or left) and when I "view computers and devices" it
> doesn't appear?
>
> Why? and why is this so difficult in general? this should be dead simple.....
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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