Mixed Network XP & Vista

Posted: 06-17-2007, 09:43 PM

Lauren

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My main computer, the one that runs the network and the printer, runs on
Vista. Two of my laptops are XP and one is Vista. A while back I had the
GeekSquad come to configure my laptops to run on my Vista network. One is
still working fine, but the other's harddrive crashed and now I'm back to
square one. I do not want to call GeekSquad back to reconfigure my other
laptop. However, my XP laptop cannot find my home network. I have changed the
settings for the firewall and read through all the Technet stuff. If anyone
can recommend some further reading or things to do it would be helpful. I was
not here, my father was, when GeekSquad configured everything but he said
that they had to go in and change a good bit of stuff. Thanks for any help
you can give.

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Tim

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Re: Mixed Network XP & Vista

Posted: 06-18-2007, 04:59 PM

Start with the basics first...make sure the workgroup name in the "new" XP
laptop matches that of the other PCs.

tim

"Lauren" <Lauren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6FE92A70-8372-48C2-84A1-DB394321BEEC@microsoft.com...

> My main computer, the one that runs the network and the printer, runs on
> Vista. Two of my laptops are XP and one is Vista. A while back I had the
> GeekSquad come to configure my laptops to run on my Vista network. One is
> still working fine, but the other's harddrive crashed and now I'm back to
> square one. I do not want to call GeekSquad back to reconfigure my other
> laptop. However, my XP laptop cannot find my home network. I have changed
> the
> settings for the firewall and read through all the Technet stuff. If
> anyone
> can recommend some further reading or things to do it would be helpful. I
> was
> not here, my father was, when GeekSquad configured everything but he said
> that they had to go in and change a good bit of stuff. Thanks for any help
> you can give.

Chuck

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Re: Mixed Network XP & Vista

Posted: 06-18-2007, 06:17 PM

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:43:01 -0700, Lauren <Lauren@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>My main computer, the one that runs the network and the printer, runs on
>Vista. Two of my laptops are XP and one is Vista. A while back I had the
>GeekSquad come to configure my laptops to run on my Vista network. One is
>still working fine, but the other's harddrive crashed and now I'm back to
>square one. I do not want to call GeekSquad back to reconfigure my other
>laptop. However, my XP laptop cannot find my home network. I have changed the
>settings for the firewall and read through all the Technet stuff. If anyone
>can recommend some further reading or things to do it would be helpful. I was
>not here, my father was, when GeekSquad configured everything but he said
>that they had to go in and change a good bit of stuff. Thanks for any help
>you can give.

As Tim say, check workgroup names first.

Then check the NetBT setting, and all personal firewalls and other security
components.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html

And check other Vista related issues.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

And check other Windows Networking problems in general.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ghborhood.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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