Re: Vista ultimate /XPHome SP3 network

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Hi there,

Can you check on the vista machine whether File and Print Service has been installed on your network connection settings? From Control Panel->Network and Internet->Network and Sharing Center, you can select Network Connections and select Properties after you right click on the icon for the local network connection. Then you can see whether File and Print sharing is there. If not, you can click on the Install button to install it from the list of services. Then you may like to check whether the File sharing and Network discovery options are on in the Network and Sharing Center. They are on the main pane of the Network and Sharing Center. If the issue persists after that, can you tell me the model number of your router/modem?

Donald


"peebs24" <peebs24@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2EA6B711-2C55-4794-8B70-38ED7836F338@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a machine runnig Vista, another running XP connected via ethernet to a
Netgear router/modem. Both machines access the internet OK.
I am trying to set up a home network. Both machines have the same workgroup
name. Both machines have unique names. Norton 360 f/w's set to allow network
traffic.
The vista machine/network screen shows both computers and when I click on
the XP machine icon I get to see the shared etc thaty reside on the XP
machine.
When I click on My network places on the XP machine I get a folder icon for
the XP machine in the Local Network section then a line and then an icon
indicating a network entitled MSHOME - the workgroup name on both machine -
in the UNSPECIFIED section. If I click on this icon in the unspecified area I
get only the devices on the XP machine - nothing about the networked vista
machine.
In setting up the network on the XP machine it asks if you want a network
disc to put in the other machines. The oly thing offered is to coppy to the A
floppy drive which I don't have. Is this network disk necessary and if so,
how do I get it?
Why is the network icon on the XP machine labeled UNSPECIFIED?
Any help greatfully received.



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