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    xp to win 7


    Hi my name is david and i am having trouble with networking , been thru the forums but cannot find my issue . i have set up win 7 networking with xp computer, win 7 computer (lenovo) has printer attched to it. os is win 7 rc. set up the network thru levinton router . on the win 7 computer i can see and access the xp computer shared folders. but on the xp i cannot see the win7 computer / no share folders and no printer. pls help
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    If the router update doesn't help make sure these settings are correct.
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    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
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    David Clarisse said:
    Hi my name is david and i am having trouble with networking , been thru the forums but cannot find my issue . i have set up win 7 networking with xp computer, win 7 computer (lenovo) has printer attched to it. os is win 7 rc. set up the network thru levinton router . on the win 7 computer i can see and access the xp computer shared folders. but on the xp i cannot see the win7 computer / no share folders and no printer. pls help
    Hi David,

    Did the Leviton driver update fix anything? If not, this page may have an answer for you: Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

    Cheers,

    Walker
    Windows Outreach Team
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