| Subject: Help required. Networking vista and xp machines. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 7/13/2008 12:15:00 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obiBTY2htaWR0?= [Email Address Protection] |
I am not very tech savvy so telling me to read nebulous microsoft news bulletins will not help me. With that out of the way, I need assistance in networking my old xp box to my new vista laptop. Both are connected to the internet using a wireless router. I can't even get these two computers to see each other!! I even tried using a cross over cable but probably botched that as well. (Seems that I lost my internet connection on my xp box in doing this) Please lay out some simple steps I can possible take to get these machines talking. |
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| Subject: Re: Help required. Networking vista and xp machines. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 7/13/2008 5:47:54 PM |
| From: "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." [Email Address Protection] |
Hi Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings, http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is allowed to be shared. Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx Windows XP File Sharing - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040 Printer Sharing XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357 Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120 Jack (MVP-Networking). "John Schmidt" <John Schmidt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7E1DEB43-DFBC-4200-8B6F-5996E21722AE@microsoft.com... >I am not very tech savvy so telling me to read nebulous microsoft news > bulletins will not help me. With that out of the way, I need assistance > in > networking my old xp box to my new vista laptop. Both are connected to > the > internet using a wireless router. I can't even get these two computers to > see each other!! I even tried using a cross over cable but probably > botched > that as well. (Seems that I lost my internet connection on my xp box in > doing > this) Please lay out some simple steps I can possible take to get these > machines talking. |
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