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05-04-2007
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| | Can XP and Vista computers co-exist in the same workgroup? After installing my 3rd Vista computerat home, I can no longer see the old XP computers from my Vista computers and viceversa (up to the 2nd one I could..). The Vista ones can see each other, but the XP cannot any longer... I have defined again the workgroup name to no avail... Does anybody have any idea what I did wrong and how to reverse it? Many thanks... |
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05-04-2007
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| | Re: Can XP and Vista computers co-exist in the same workgroup? On Fri, 4 May 2007 09:24:01 -0700, makerofgirls <makerofgirls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >After installing my 3rd Vista computerat home, I can no longer see the old XP >computers from my Vista computers and viceversa (up to the 2nd one I >could..). The Vista ones can see each other, but the XP cannot any longer... >I have defined again the workgroup name to no avail... > >Does anybody have any idea what I did wrong and how to reverse it? > >Many thanks... There are several possible reasons for problems like yours. The most common is a personal firewall, blocking browser traffic (which lets the computers "see" each other). <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ther-help.html Look carefully at the NetBT setting, and personal firewall settings. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. |
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05-04-2007
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| | Re: Can XP and Vista computers co-exist in the same workgroup? On Vista, bring up Networks. Right-click on your network connection, select Properties. There should be a way there to switch from Public to Private, and that would allow all your Vista and XP boxes to see each other. Dana Cline - MCE MVP "makerofgirls" <makerofgirls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:63BD8FD2-DFA5-449E-94ED-26172E2E19AA@microsoft.com... > After installing my 3rd Vista computerat home, I can no longer see the old > XP > computers from my Vista computers and viceversa (up to the 2nd one I > could..). The Vista ones can see each other, but the XP cannot any > longer... > I have defined again the workgroup name to no avail... > > Does anybody have any idea what I did wrong and how to reverse it? > > Many thanks... |
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