[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Here is a step by step guide on how to get a Windows XP Computer to network with Windows Vista:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]OK. First take a deep breath and gather your patience. I wrote-up the below thread after my recent [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]experience in networking a new Vista laptop with two existing WinXP machines. It wasn't quick but it[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]did work, eventually.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Try some of these steps:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]1) Firewall settings - one of the biggest hassles. To get started I suggest you FIRST disconnect your [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]network from the Internet (for your protection), then disable ALL firewalls (including Windows firewall)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]on ALL machines, and then work to get your home network operating internally. What I learned on my[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]home network is below. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]1.1) My WinXP machines have ZoneAlarm and I needed to ensure that all machines on the network[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]were in the trusted zone. Go to the Zone tab of Firewall settings in ZoneAlarm free version. Ensure[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]all of your machines’ IP addresses are listed, as well as that of your router or wireless access point.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]1.2) My Vista laptop came loaded with Norton Internet Security. Go to Norton Internet Security tab,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]open settings, scroll to bottom, open Internet security and firewall options, open advanced settings,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]open configure, change default inbound NetBIOS, inbound NetBIOS name, and Block Windows File[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Sharing to ALLOW. Configuring this beast of an app required a lot of trial, error and googling the[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Symantec site and others. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]2) Ensure sharing is enabled on all machines. It is quite different for Vista vs WinXP. The procedure[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]is fairly straightforward and is well documented on the MS site and elsewhere. In Network and[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Sharing Center it is critical on Vista machine that you have your network configured as Private and[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]that the Sharing and Discovery Settings are set to ON except for Password Protected Sharing. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Link for Vista: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Link for WinXP: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8D-6B4A-448E-A632-076F98A351A2&displaylang=en[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]3) Workgroup name. Ensure you are using the same workgroup name on all machines. WinXP[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]and Vista machines have different default workgroup names. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]WinXP: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...n-us/windows_network_changename.mspx?mfr=true[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Vista: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5723d061-b884-40da-b5e7-94a55f6fcead1033.mspx[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]and[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/baab4f1a-2461-482d-bb2e-c996a197e35f1033.mspx[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]4) Download and install Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) onto the WinXP machines. Just a nicety,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]this enables the network map in Vista to show all machines on the network.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4f01a31d-ee46-481e-ba11-37f485fa34ea&DisplayLang=en[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]5) And the final step: check the registry on your WinXP machine per MS article 913628 that I found[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]by searching MS for "error message when you try to access a Windows XP-based network computer:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]"You might not have permission to use this network resource". See the article at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913628.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]This finally did the trick for my network.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]You should have a working network between XP and Vista.[/FONT]
Enjoy
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]OK. First take a deep breath and gather your patience. I wrote-up the below thread after my recent [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]experience in networking a new Vista laptop with two existing WinXP machines. It wasn't quick but it[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]did work, eventually.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Try some of these steps:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]1) Firewall settings - one of the biggest hassles. To get started I suggest you FIRST disconnect your [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]network from the Internet (for your protection), then disable ALL firewalls (including Windows firewall)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]on ALL machines, and then work to get your home network operating internally. What I learned on my[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]home network is below. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]1.1) My WinXP machines have ZoneAlarm and I needed to ensure that all machines on the network[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]were in the trusted zone. Go to the Zone tab of Firewall settings in ZoneAlarm free version. Ensure[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]all of your machines’ IP addresses are listed, as well as that of your router or wireless access point.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]1.2) My Vista laptop came loaded with Norton Internet Security. Go to Norton Internet Security tab,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]open settings, scroll to bottom, open Internet security and firewall options, open advanced settings,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]open configure, change default inbound NetBIOS, inbound NetBIOS name, and Block Windows File[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Sharing to ALLOW. Configuring this beast of an app required a lot of trial, error and googling the[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Symantec site and others. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]2) Ensure sharing is enabled on all machines. It is quite different for Vista vs WinXP. The procedure[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]is fairly straightforward and is well documented on the MS site and elsewhere. In Network and[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Sharing Center it is critical on Vista machine that you have your network configured as Private and[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]that the Sharing and Discovery Settings are set to ON except for Password Protected Sharing. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Link for Vista: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Link for WinXP: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8D-6B4A-448E-A632-076F98A351A2&displaylang=en[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]3) Workgroup name. Ensure you are using the same workgroup name on all machines. WinXP[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]and Vista machines have different default workgroup names. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]WinXP: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...n-us/windows_network_changename.mspx?mfr=true[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Vista: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5723d061-b884-40da-b5e7-94a55f6fcead1033.mspx[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]and[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/baab4f1a-2461-482d-bb2e-c996a197e35f1033.mspx[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]4) Download and install Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) onto the WinXP machines. Just a nicety,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]this enables the network map in Vista to show all machines on the network.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4f01a31d-ee46-481e-ba11-37f485fa34ea&DisplayLang=en[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]5) And the final step: check the registry on your WinXP machine per MS article 913628 that I found[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]by searching MS for "error message when you try to access a Windows XP-based network computer:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]"You might not have permission to use this network resource". See the article at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913628.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]This finally did the trick for my network.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]You should have a working network between XP and Vista.[/FONT]
Enjoy
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