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vista cant add new laptop to network(xp pro)

  • 11-05-2007 10:42am
    #1
    beolight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭


    cant do this using the network cd created from other computers

    presumably because all the others pcs in network are using windows xp

    any ideas


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Not sure I exactly follow but I think you are trying to add a laptop running Vista to en existing network comprised of XP Pro's machines is that correct ?

    If it is then check the networking centre in Vista and that it is set to private mode not public & that it is in the same workgroup as the XP machines.

    With both those set if the network is running a DHCP server it should be plain sailing, the network centre also allows you to enable/disable file sharing etc so if you want that on that's where to set it.


  • #3
    beolight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭beolight


    correct

    got to find the network centre in vista now

    not having administrator enabled in vista is a puzzling quirk that took a couple of hours to sort

    hard work this vista:)


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