Networking problems with windows 7 and 2000… again
I have a home network with a windows 7 computer, windows xp and windows 2000. The windows 7 and 2000 previously played nicely and I have a big old CAD plotter connected to a parallel port on the windows 2000 computer and was able to use it from the windows 7 computer. I was also able to access any file on the windows 2000 from windows 7. I haven’t had the win 2000 computer on for a few months but recently needed to use the plotter. I now get a log on error when trying to access the win 2000 from the win 7, but it shows up on networks. The log on error window shows a domain with the name of the windows 7 computer listed as the domain name, but nothing is set to be on a domain. I can access the files on the windows 7 computer from the win 2000 computer with no issues in that direction. Windows 7 is always updating itself and I suspect that’s part of the problem. The xp machine never played well with the network but I was able to access files on the 7 machine from that, but the xp computer needs work for other reasons so it’s not an issue at the moment. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
I have a home network with a windows 7 computer, windows xp and windows 2000. The windows 7 and 2000 previously played nicely and I have a big old CAD plotter connected to a parallel port on the windows 2000 computer and was able to use it from the windows 7 computer. I was also able to access any file on the windows 2000 from windows 7. I haven’t had the win 2000 computer on for a few months but recently needed to use the plotter. I now get a log on error when trying to access the win 2000 from the win 7, but it shows up on networks. The log on error window shows a domain with the name of the windows 7 computer listed as the domain name, but nothing is set to be on a domain. I can access the files on the windows 7 computer from the win 2000 computer with no issues in that direction. Windows 7 is always updating itself and I suspect that’s part of the problem. The xp machine never played well with the network but I was able to access files on the 7 machine from that, but the xp computer needs work for other reasons so it’s not an issue at the moment. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- self
- OS
- win 7 64 bit
- CPU
- i7 960 3.2 GHz
- Motherboard
- ausus P6858D-E
- Memory
- 12 gig
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia quadro 2000D
- Sound Card
- on board
- Hard Drives
- (2) black 500 gig, (1) other
- PSU
- corsair GS 700
- Case
- an-cool
- Cooling
- cooler master