Setting up a home network between vista and xp computers

> I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> windows XP computers.
>
> Coltrus
>
> "Lune" wrote:
>

> > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > vista on one of my computers.
> > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > printers all on a home network.
> > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > running xp).
> > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > Can someone help me please?
> > Thanks,

> I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> windows XP computers.
>
> Coltrus
>
> "Lune" wrote:
>

> > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > vista on one of my computers.
> > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > printers all on a home network.
> > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > running xp).
> > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > Can someone help me please?
> > Thanks,

> I am having the same problems. How did you shut down network center?
>
> "Coltrus" wrote:
>

> > I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> > running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> > caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> > responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> > network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> > came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> > That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> > might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> > windows XP computers.
> >
> > Coltrus
> >
> > "Lune" wrote:
> >

> > > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > > vista on one of my computers.
> > > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > > printers all on a home network.
> > > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > > running xp).
> > > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > > Can someone help me please?
> > > Thanks,

> I forced it closed by task manager.
>
> "Jeff" wrote:
>

> > I am having the same problems. How did you shut down network center?
> >
> > "Coltrus" wrote:
> >

> > > I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> > > running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> > > caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> > > responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> > > network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> > > came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> > > That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> > > might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> > > windows XP computers.
> > >
> > > Coltrus
> > >
> > > "Lune" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > > > vista on one of my computers.
> > > > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > > > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > > > printers all on a home network.
> > > > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > > > running xp).
> > > > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > > > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > > > Can someone help me please?
> > > > Thanks,

> I dont see it listed specifically as network center. can you tell me which
> proccess it was listed as?
>
> "Coltrus" wrote:
>

> > I forced it closed by task manager.
> >
> > "Jeff" wrote:
> >

> > > I am having the same problems. How did you shut down network center?
> > >
> > > "Coltrus" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> > > > running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> > > > caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> > > > responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> > > > network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> > > > came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> > > > That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> > > > might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> > > > windows XP computers.
> > > >
> > > > Coltrus
> > > >
> > > > "Lune" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > > > > vista on one of my computers.
> > > > > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > > > > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > > > > printers all on a home network.
> > > > > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > > > > running xp).
> > > > > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > > > > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > > > > Can someone help me please?
> > > > > Thanks,

> Ctrl+Alt+Del then select start task manager. You should see network center
> as one of the programs running.
>
> "Jeff" wrote:
>

> > I dont see it listed specifically as network center. can you tell me which
> > proccess it was listed as?
> >
> > "Coltrus" wrote:
> >

> > > I forced it closed by task manager.
> > >
> > > "Jeff" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am having the same problems. How did you shut down network center?
> > > >
> > > > "Coltrus" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> > > > > running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> > > > > caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> > > > > responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> > > > > network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> > > > > came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> > > > > That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> > > > > might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> > > > > windows XP computers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Coltrus
> > > > >
> > > > > "Lune" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > > > > > vista on one of my computers.
> > > > > > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > > > > > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > > > > > printers all on a home network.
> > > > > > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > > > > > running xp).
> > > > > > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > > > > > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > > > > > Can someone help me please?
> > > > > > Thanks,

> Ok. I didnt see it but just shut down all processes i could. Restarted and
> the network shows up now. So far not too impressed with Vista. Thanks for the
> help though.
>
> "Coltrus" wrote:
>

> > Ctrl+Alt+Del then select start task manager. You should see network center
> > as one of the programs running.
> >
> > "Jeff" wrote:
> >

> > > I dont see it listed specifically as network center. can you tell me which
> > > proccess it was listed as?
> > >
> > > "Coltrus" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I forced it closed by task manager.
> > > >
> > > > "Jeff" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am having the same problems. How did you shut down network center?
> > > > >
> > > > > "Coltrus" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> > > > > > running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> > > > > > caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> > > > > > responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> > > > > > network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> > > > > > came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> > > > > > That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> > > > > > might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> > > > > > windows XP computers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Coltrus
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Lune" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > > > > > > vista on one of my computers.
> > > > > > > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > > > > > > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > > > > > > printers all on a home network.
> > > > > > > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > > > > > > running xp).
> > > > > > > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > > > > > > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > > > > > > Can someone help me please?
> > > > > > > Thanks,

> Thanks Coltrus,
> I finally get it to work, in a different way though.
> I ran the home network wizard from my XP computer and then saved the
> configuration to a jump drive, which I used to run on the Vista computer. I
> came with an error, but after restarting both computers, it worked.
> The other way (from vista to xp) doesn't seem to work.
> Anyway, I agree with Jeff in that Microsoft needs to make the home
> networking in vista more user friendly (especially given that more people are
> networking their home).
> Thanks guys.
>
> "Jeff" wrote:
>

> > Ok. I didnt see it but just shut down all processes i could. Restarted and
> > the network shows up now. So far not too impressed with Vista. Thanks for the
> > help though.
> >
> > "Coltrus" wrote:
> >

> > > Ctrl+Alt+Del then select start task manager. You should see network center
> > > as one of the programs running.
> > >
> > > "Jeff" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I dont see it listed specifically as network center. can you tell me which
> > > > proccess it was listed as?
> > > >
> > > > "Coltrus" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I forced it closed by task manager.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jeff" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I am having the same problems. How did you shut down network center?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Coltrus" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I had that same problem, i tried mapping a drive from one of my computers
> > > > > > > running win XP and it saw it but not the network. I unmapped the drive with
> > > > > > > caused network center to stop responding. After a few minutes of no
> > > > > > > responding i just went ahead and remapped another folder. Then i forced
> > > > > > > network center to shut down which caused windows explorer to reset. When it
> > > > > > > came up It detected all my computers on the network that was running XP.
> > > > > > > That was wierd. I cant explain what happened but maybe this discription
> > > > > > > might make sense to someone. Anyway Vista is now seeing and talking to my
> > > > > > > windows XP computers.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Coltrus
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Lune" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am going nuts trying to reset my home network after installing windows
> > > > > > > > vista on one of my computers.
> > > > > > > > I had xp installed on both PCs ( one Dell desktop and another dell laptop)
> > > > > > > > and using a D-link router, I was able to share internet connection, files and
> > > > > > > > printers all on a home network.
> > > > > > > > After installing Vista on the desktop, I can no longer see the laptop (still
> > > > > > > > running xp).
> > > > > > > > I tried the vista home network connection wizard without success. My desktop
> > > > > > > > cannot see the laptop and vice versa.
> > > > > > > > Can someone help me please?
> > > > > > > > Thanks,