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May 30th 07, 03:48 PM
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File Sharing (invalid Host name)
Hi
When i try to see the shared files on my windows xp on my windows vista by going throught start Network the windows xp computer shows but when i double click it it says check the spelling then when i lcick to try and resolve it it then says invalid host name my windows xp computer name is NORTONFAMILY but my windows vista name is JORDAN-PC any help? (this is my first post ever) 
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May 30th 07, 05:00 PM
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File Sharing (invalid Host name)
On Wed, 30 May 2007 08:48:00 -0700, File Sharing (invalid host name) File
Sharing (invalid host wrote: Hi When i try to see the shared files on my windows xp on my windows vista by going throught start Network the windows xp computer shows but when i double click it it says check the spelling then when i lcick to try and resolve it it then says invalid host name my windows xp computer name is NORTONFAMILY but my windows vista name is JORDAN-PC any help? (this is my first post ever) Welcome to the forum. Your problem, when reported here (and it does get reported here a lot), is usually caused by a misconfigured personal firewall, or the NetBT setting is inconsistently set on the computers. Read my articles, and follow the links in the articles, for explanations, please. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html Or we could look at the logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!): http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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June 1st 07, 10:19 AM
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File Sharing (invalid Host name)
Yes !!
I worked it out how to get vista to see the shared files of my windows xp. After putting the workgroup right and getting the addon from windows xp to be seen on my network all i had to do is allow my vista to connect to the computer but adding a trusted ip of my vista in the Norton Firewall on the xp
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