Hi. I brought a laptop of mine over to my gfs today and connected it to an existing network that her roommate has setup. I have not had any luck getting it to connect either by wireless connection, connecting to an ethernet cable to a wireless router which goes to the modem, or connection to the ethernet cable which goes directly to the modem. I had no problems with this laptop at my place...

Hello, I have two computers on a home network running Vista Home Premium 64. Is it possible to share a folder and give permissions to users on the other computer without adding a specific account on the computer to be shared? When I go into the security tab in the properties of the folder, then edit the user permissions, then add user, I see the field for location, but I cannot change the...

Hi :) Is there any way that Vista x64 can keep alive VPN connection from one user when I switch to another ? I tried with registry key KeepRASConnection=1 REG_SZ type into HKLM_ Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/WinLogon and also in WOW64 node

I've got a laptop running Vista 64-bit. It's a Dell Inspiron 1720. The built-in network controller is identified as a "Braodcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller." (I believe Broadcom BCM4401 is the more specific device name.) That this brand new, higher-end laptop did not come with a gigabit ethernet controller gives me the irks, but, I have what I have. I've seen several laptops and...

Hi all, first post here and hopefully someone can see what Im missing here, coz its driving me nuts!!! Ok here is the scenario. I have my desktop PC installed with Windows Vista Ultimate Ed (32 bit). This PC is hard wired into my WRT54G (tomato firmware) router. Connect to this PC I have an Epson CX5000 printer that is shared on the network. My shareing is password protected and the user who...

Hi All, I have a T-Mobile UK Mobile Broadband device and I am having some problems with some software when using it. I have been told by the developers of the software that because the MAC address of the device cannot be seen by the OS I cannot log into the software/server. I have tried a Three Broadband device and found that the same thing happens. IPCONFIG /ALL shows not Physical Address on...

In the right pane for Network on Windows Explorer there shows Media Devices. How can I get rid of these icons?

I've been using offline files for months. As of yesterday, when I right-click on a file, the "always available offline" is no longer showing as a choice. I can select properties, then go to offline files tab, and select it that way. How do I get it back to be available at right-click? I have disabled offline files, then re-started, then enabled offline files, restarted, and it still doesn't...

I have a vbscript logon file assigned in group policy. It works as expected under Windows XP, but none of my Vista machines semems to run the file, as none of the mapped server shares shows up. I cant find anything related in the event log. Please advice as how to debug this problem. Regards; /jb

Hello, I have a problem with logon script in vista to map networks drive. I have followed Microsoft suggestion in article for using launchapp.wsf. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/5ae8da2a-878e-48db-a3c1-4be6ac7cf7631033.mspx?mfr=true There I found exactly the problem I was having and the solution. Unfortunately the script is faulty. I copied and paste it in notepad. and...

Hey all, I have a HP tower, running Vista, hard line to a wrt54g linksys router. I also have a HP laptop, also running vista. I have set up the tower for printer sharing. My laptop sees the network, but when I try to connet it tells me "Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try and resolce the network problems, click on Diagnose." I click on...

Hello All, I am hoping you can help me with this problem. I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64. I am using a Gigabit wired connection through an Apple Time Capsule. I am also using Panda Internet Security 2009. I have searched online for the list of ports that need to be open and opened them. I have even called Panda and had them remotely take over my desktop. The technician there says...

I tried installing the LLTD onto my XP machine but got the message that it was not going to load because the file on my machine was up to date and therefore not nescessary. BUT, I still cannot get the network to work. On the Vista machine I can see the XP machine but clicking on it gets the message that it is inaccessible. The computer name is correct.On the XP machine I see nothing except...

I just reinstalled Windows Vista HP on my desktop computer yesterday. I use a Cradlepoint MBR1000 router to access the internet and files on my laptop (and visa versa). The router is connected to the desktop via a CAT5 cable into the LAN port. A USB720 modem is connected to the router (provides internet access wirelessly). I have set up my desktop computer for file sharing and printer...

I recently purchased a laptop that came with Vista Home Premium. One of the things I want to be able to do is access my home computer which is running XP Pro. I have had Remote Desktop up and running on my XP Pro box for years and access it all the time with no problems from work or friends houses or wherever. I use a dynamic IP service which gives me an easy to remember domain name that maps to...

This is driving me mad :-) I have a 2003 Native AD domain with some Vista clients and I want to enable Network Discovery via Group Policy. How do I do this please? Using the Group Policy management tools in Vista I believe I have access to everything that is visible/configurable but I simply can't find a black and white guide on what settings need to be in place to switch

I am running Vista Home premium. The problem I have began after 1 April 2009(appropriately enough). I can make a VPN connection to my work server but cannot now remotely connect to my work XP machine. Also when I make the VPN conenction the internet on this home vista machine stops working. I have been able to avoid the problem by doing a system restore to 30 March but the gremlin keeps...

Hi, I have a home network with Windows XP SP2 desktop, Vista laptop, both connected through a router. PROBLEMS: - CANNOT PING FROM VISTA LAPTOP TO XP DESKTOP - CANNOT CONNECT BY CLICKING ON THE COMPUTER NAME OF THE XP COMPUTER WHEN I AM IN THE NETWORK PLACES OF THE VISTA. WHEN I TRY TO I GET A MESSAGE \"WINDOWS CANNOT ACCESS \\ THINGS THAT WORK CORRECTLY: - I can see the XP computer both in the...

Hello everyone, I'm new here and I really need help with this, I did check around for help but nothing seems like it fits with what I'm going through :mad: I have a HP laptop with Windows vista home edition, and this has never happened to me. It started today, in which I thought it was nothing. I'm a little worried to be honest and I don't know what's wrong with my connection. I can access the...

Hi all - Vista SP1, Ultimate X86 I have an HP z6000 laptop with a wireless connection to my home network. I have a Netgear Wireless Firewall Router, Model - WGT624 v3. I have two desktops that are hard wired to the Router. All settings for the Wireless laptop are correct. The problem is that when the laptop is not in use, which can be several days at a time, the wireless connection is...