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Not to beat a dead horse, but XP and 7 sharing...
I have been searching for an answer to my questions, I have tried every suggestion, and have even tried other forums. My problem is this...simplified.
I have 1 Win7 Pro machine, 3 Vista HP machines, and 1 XP machine (laptop on WiFi),
1 BOX 360, and 2 PS3's.
All the Vista machines and the 7 machine see eachother, and share as permissions allow. All sharing/discovery is working with the 360 to them as well. My PS3's don't show up in the map, but they are "seen" and communicate as well perfectly thru various media servers, even with cross shared libraries, AS WELL as my BlueTooth subnet running good for cell phones etc.
Basically, all my networking appears to be solid, even with various cross shares and multiple devices.
The only computer not visible is the XP machine. It doesn't appear on the maps of the 7 machine or the Vista machines, and I can't see the other machines from the XP laptop.
The REAL strange thing is that I have WMP on all the machines in the house and all allowed to share eachothers libraries. ALL machines see the XP's WMP library and can access it.
The XP WMP CANNOT see the other WMP libraries.
I just don't understand what to do here. I have even gone as far as completely disabling all av's and firewalls, making sure to double check all media sharing and such.
I have tried manual static ips, I have tried DHCP Reservation.....all the same resuts
So all sharing with 7 and Vista are good, even with gaming/media consoles. My router's DHCP Reservation Table is showing ALL devices with proper ips and full discovery.
XP just won't agree with them. I believe I have tried everything possible....maybe someone can point me to the right link, I think I have GOOGIFIED myself and am lost on where to go from here. I have a great, nearly flawless network that gives me little to no grief, but the OS's are having a lover's quarrel or something.![]()