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August 11th 07, 08:11 PM
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XP & Vista ad-hoc
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:44:01 -0700, Petetc
wrote: How do can you ad-hoc xp and vista computers as they dont seem to see each other Are you asking about ad-hoc WiFi connection, or peer-peer file sharing? Ad-hoc WiFi is a tricky proposition, but isn't significant in a Windows Vista / XP combination necessarily. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/07/ad-hoc-networking.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...etworking.html Peer-peer file sharing, between computers running Windows XP and Windows Vista, is a challenge, but it can be done. The most common reason for computers not seeing each other is a misconfigured personal firewall. With Windows Vista, remember to set the Network Location Type to Private. But there are other possibilities too. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [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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August 11th 07, 08:30 PM
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XP & Vista ad-hoc
Does any one have a link that gives step by step instructions for those of us
that are not complete computer gurus yet. I have a desktop running XP and just got a wireless laptop with vista. I can't get them to recognize each other yet either. My ultimate goal is to be able to share the printer I have connected to the desktop. Chuck, you seem to have some really good information but it is a little over my head. Any other basic directions you or anyone else could provide to get me started on the right path would be great.
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August 12th 07, 01:05 AM
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XP & Vista ad-hoc
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:30:01 -0700, roadtoguruness
wrote: Does any one have a link that gives step by step instructions for those of us that are not complete computer gurus yet. I have a desktop running XP and just got a wireless laptop with vista. I can't get them to recognize each other yet either. My ultimate goal is to be able to share the printer I have connected to the desktop. Chuck, you seem to have some really good information but it is a little over my head. Any other basic directions you or anyone else could provide to get me started on the right path would be great. Well, let's see if I can provide the step by step in ad-hoc mode (ad-hoc in the context of this forum). Start with "ipconfig /all", from both computers. 1) Open a command window. 2) Type "ipconfig /all c:\ipconfig.txt" (less the ""), and hit Enter. 3) Type "notepad c:\ipconfig.txt" (less the ""), and hit Enter. 4) Copy and paste the contents of the Notepad display into your reply here. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...iagnosing.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [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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