Hi
I have a desktop running on windos xp mce and a laptop which is running on
vista home premium.
I want create a network between my laptop and my desktop.
I have a wireless router(Netgear) connected to my to my desktop through
ethernet port and my laptop is connected wirelessly through wifi.
For internet my wirless router is connected to dsl modem.
Please tell me how to connect my systems using this setup.
I dont kno much about networking so please describe in bit a detail.
ThankYou

Hi Tinu,

even, if you are an expert, trying to get XP and Vista to communicate is
like 95 versus NT all over again.

a) make sure all PCs have the same workgroup name
b) set your network type to "private"
c) turn network discovery on
d) you need to install VISTA's LLTD responder on XP (@#$%^!!!)
e) you need to deconfigure Norton firewalls or find out how to configure
them properly (I was unable)
f) make sure all services related to MS proprietary networking are started
(I just turned on much more than probably needed, becasue as usual nothing is
documented.
.... now I still get the message "access denied", when trying to connect to
a printer on XP. While forn XP to XP there is no problem.

Alternative: bring your LAPTOP back to the shop and get an Apple!!

> Alternative: bring your LAPTOP back to the shop and get an Apple!!

Hah! Excelent advice inside Microsoft newsgroup.
I could add some more: Uninstall or at less disable Norton, and get instead
AVG or Avast; Or just install the Fedora on your PC...
BUT
There is a net-etiquette. It says, don't give advises which you wasn't asked
for (off-topics); and don't advertise non-Microsoft products using MS
servers.

"Dietmar_Hildebrand" <DietmarHildebrand@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:7E301715-CD77-444A-9B0E-29371A507C36@microsoft.com...
> Hi Tinu,
>
> even, if you are an expert, trying to get XP and Vista to communicate is
> like 95 versus NT all over again.
>
> a) make sure all PCs have the same workgroup name
> b) set your network type to "private"
> c) turn network discovery on
> d) you need to install VISTA's LLTD responder on XP (@#$%^!!!)
> e) you need to deconfigure Norton firewalls or find out how to configure
> them properly (I was unable)
> f) make sure all services related to MS proprietary networking are started
> (I just turned on much more than probably needed, becasue as usual nothing
> is
> documented.
> ... now I still get the message "access denied", when trying to connect
> to
> a printer on XP. While forn XP to XP there is no problem.
>
> Alternative: bring your LAPTOP back to the shop and get an Apple!!
>

Tinu, click on Control panel > Network and Internet and follow directions.
In any time, also, you can push by one finger a button on keyboard with
"WinFlag" on it, and a button "F1" by other finger. Then read, read and
read once again.
You can do it by yourself.

"Tinu" <Tinu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F1DF84C-6896-4AF1-9E97-40D491BEC891@microsoft.com...
> Hi
> I have a desktop running on windos xp mce and a laptop which is running on
> vista home premium.
> I want create a network between my laptop and my desktop.
> I have a wireless router(Netgear) connected to my to my desktop through
> ethernet port and my laptop is connected wirelessly through wifi.
> For internet my wirless router is connected to dsl modem.
> Please tell me how to connect my systems using this setup.
> I dont kno much about networking so please describe in bit a detail.
> ThankYou