error msg ox80070035/setting up network with vista and xp

hello all!! this is my first time setting up a home network. older computer
has xp home and newer one has vista. i have gone thru the file sharing wizard
and have set up folder sharing on the one with xp. i have followed the
instructions in the "file and printer sharing in windows vista" article. i
can see my old computer on the vista network but when i dbl click on it i get
error msg ox80070035 and cannot access that computer. msg says to check
spelling..done that. could my router firewall or my software firewall on the
2 pc's have anything to do with this?? if anyone can offer any knowledge i
would appreciate it..thanks
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drew

"drew" <drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> hello all!! this is my first time setting up a home network. older
> computer
> has xp home and newer one has vista. i have gone thru the file sharing
> wizard
> and have set up folder sharing on the one with xp. i have followed the
> instructions in the "file and printer sharing in windows vista" article. i
> can see my old computer on the vista network but when i dbl click on it i
> get
> error msg ox80070035 and cannot access that computer. msg says to check
> spelling.

First, you should install the update from:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;922120

on the XP machine. Then, on Vista, disable IPv6 as follows:

1. In Control Panel, click on Network and Internet.

2. Click the Network Sharing Center

3. On the left, click Manage Network Connections.

4. Right-click your Local Area Connection (or the connection for the
affected adapter) and select Properties.

5. Remove the checkmark next to Internet Protocol 6 (TCP/IPv6).

6. Click OK.

I think that these last 6 steps may be the actual solution to the problem.
Please report back here about what happens.

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David Dickinson
eveningstar at die-spammer-die dash mvps dot org
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