VISTA Business : No home network

[Raghav]

Hi Friends,

I just got my new HP 6710b with Vista Business preinstalled.
I already have another pc with Win-XP home running on it.

I tried a few things but cant get through to connect the two systems
into a single network.

In the forums I found that I need a patch for XP and I installed that
as well. But no avail. Neither system can see each other.

However, in the run window of vista, a ping to the other system can
see the box. However, the xp machine can not ping the vista system.

Help please...

regards
raghav..

 

[Mr. Arnold]

Hi Friends,

I just got my new HP 6710b with Vista Business preinstalled.
I already have another pc with Win-XP home running on it.

I tried a few things but cant get through to connect the two systems
into a single network.

In the forums I found that I need a patch for XP and I installed that
as well. But no avail. Neither system can see each other.

However, in the run window of vista, a ping to the other system can
see the box. However, the xp machine can not ping the vista system.

You sure a firewall is not in the way blocking?

 

[Adam Albright]

Hi Friends,

I just got my new HP 6710b with Vista Business preinstalled.
I already have another pc with Win-XP home running on it.

I tried a few things but cant get through to connect the two systems
into a single network.

In the forums I found that I need a patch for XP and I installed that
as well. But no avail. Neither system can see each other.

However, in the run window of vista, a ping to the other system can
see the box. However, the xp machine can not ping the vista system.

Help please...

regards
raghav..

If you need lots of hand holding:

http://www.kelsoconsultinggroup.com/networking_vista_and_xp.asp

If not:

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread634573.html

 

[Guest]

1. Make sure both computers have the same Workgoup name. XP has MSHOME,
Vista has WORKGROUP. Change one or the other so that they are the same.

2. In Vista, go to Start>Network>Network and Sharing Centre
3. Network Discovery ON
File sharing ON
Public folder sharing ON
Password protected sharing OFF

In XP, it was "shared docs; in Vista, it is "Public" folder
If you leave "password protected sharing" on in Vista, you will be asked for
a password???? in XP

 

[Raghav]

1. Make sure both computers have the same Workgoup name. XP has MSHOME,
Vista has WORKGROUP. Change one or the other so that they are the same.

2. In Vista, go to Start>Network>Network and Sharing Centre
3. Network Discovery ON
File sharing ON
Public folder sharing ON
Password protected sharing OFF

In XP, it was "shared docs; in Vista, it is "Public" folder
If you leave "password protected sharing" on in Vista, you will be asked for
a password???? in XP

Thanks for your help with ideas.

However, it did not help me with the final solution.

1. I changed the workgroup names to one (wrkgrp_home) and then the
computers could detect each other in network map / search computers
(XP).

2. I switched on the File and printer sharing as an exception on
Windows firewall on both systems.

3. My network location was Public earlier, I changed that to Private
now.

Due to one of these changes, the vista machine which could ping the xp
machine earlier, cant ping it anymore.

REally getting frustrated here.

All help is appreciated.

regards
raghav..

 

[J & C]

Thanks for your help with ideas.

However, it did not help me with the final solution.

1. I changed the workgroup names to one (wrkgrp_home) and then the
computers could detect each other in network map / search computers
(XP).

2. I switched on the File and printer sharing as an exception on
Windows firewall on both systems.

3. My network location was Public earlier, I changed that to Private
now.

Due to one of these changes, the vista machine which could ping the xp
machine earlier, cant ping it anymore.

REally getting frustrated here.

All help is appreciated.

regards
raghav..

Raghav,
You deserve all you got.
I dont understand how can a SHARMA be foolish enough to meddle with Vista
when he had good piece of XP running for him.
I can understand other people going for it, but a SHARMA!- Unbelievable.

 

[Raghav]

Raghav,
You deserve all you got.
I dont understand how can a SHARMA be foolish enough to meddle with Vista
when he had good piece of XP running for him.
I can understand other people going for it, but a SHARMA!- Unbelievable.- Hide quoted text -

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Well, I sense the humor in that
But I need to know you to gtet or respond to ur humor there..

And, btw, HP has forced Vista to me with their laptop. I always wanted
to run Ubuntu on my piece of machine.

Thats what I intend to do now... Not getting done yet...

regards
raghav..

 

[Raghav]

Well, I sense the humor in that
But I need to know you to gtet or respond to ur humor there..

And, btw, HP has forced Vista to me with their laptop. I always wanted
to run Ubuntu on my piece of machine.

Thats what I intend to do now... Not getting done yet...

regards
raghav..- Hide quoted text -

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Dear Friends,

Thanks for all your help and tips. Finally I managed to get it
working.

It took me a while.. I set them both into same workgroup, I installed
the fix for XP (the patch for the protocol...)...a few reboots...

Vista network assistent still does not show the xp machine in the
computers list.. but it shows in the network map.

Also, I already posted as the next question.. the connection is pretty
intermittent... and if I launch an executable over the small network
vista treats me.. with.. a blue screen...

cheers
raghav..