Windows 7 - W7 and XP networking failure

Sorry but I'm sure this is now old hat. I've been networking PCs successfully since DOS 2 days but Windows 7 has me ****ed.

I have two PCs running XP and a BT router both work well but have just bought my wife an HP Netbook running Windows 7. I have set up the network 4 times but everytime I restart the Netbook all settings are lost, the shared printer and doc folders are not there and with the exception of a Windows Media folder on the XP desktop NOTHING is visible.

I suspect that it will take at least two hours to set it all up again but if anyone can give me a quick fix or tell me why it can't remember anything, or even the name of some network software that works, you'll be my friend for life!

Baz

Make sure you set anti-virus and firewall to allow the connection.

Maybe your problem rooted from UAC. Can you try setting up again after turning off the UAC of your Windows 7 machine and a reboot. That way. Your Windows 7 will function like an XP machine.

or. Try disabling firewalls and antiviruses for a while.

Then setup some shares (not all, timewise)


Is the xp machine visible from the Windows 7?