wireless network between xp and 7

[7up]

I have a laptop which is wireless and a desktop which is wired, both to the same router.

Desktop is XP home and laptop is windows 7 home premium.


They should both network set up like this shouldnt they?

For some reason I can sometimes access the 7 computer from the xp computer, but not from windows 7 to xp. On the windows 7 computer it shows both computers but when I click to open the XP computer it says the network path was not found.

THey are both on the same Workgroup

 

[aem]

Can both machines ping one another? Pls provide details of ipconifg of both machines.

 

[Crispy]

Hope this Helps: How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing.

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

Hi 7up,

Did you see my response in your other thread about this issue? Please let us know if you tried following the instructions on this page: Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

Also, in your File sharing settings try switching from 128-bit encryption to 40- or 50-bit encryption. Let us know if that fixes anything.

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[chev65]

Please make sure that both of your advance network sharing windows look like this.

If you are using passwords it sometimes helps to use the same user name and password on both the Windows 7 and the XP machines. You do however, need to use a different machine name on both machines.

 

[7up]

All settings are correct, yet nothing works. I have 7 pro on a desktop and xp on a desktop. I can view both and share files between both.

Yet the laptop is 7 home premium and nothing works. I cannot "see" the laptop from the xp computer. I can "see" the laptop from the 7 desktop but cannot access it. It says the network name cannot be found. It shows the name of the laptop on the desktop 7 computer when I click network, but gives me the message that the name cannot be found on the network.

Am going to try reinstalling home premium on the laptop and see if that helps.


On the laptop, using explorer and clicking network, I can see the laptop computer name only.....none of the others

 

[Crispy]

Turn your firewall off.

 

[7up]

Reinstall worked so something was getting in the way

Thanks

 

[aem]

Reinstall worked so something was getting in the way

Thanks

That's IT for you, always think simple. The more advnace you try to do things, the worse it gets. And yeh, as per my sig.

Have a Happy New Year

 

[chev65]

Reinstall worked so something was getting in the way

Thanks

I'd like to tell everyone with these types of problems to reinstall as 99.99 percent of the time it's something that the user did to cause the problem in the first place. Nobody's fault at all just people getting used to a new Op system. Unfortunately not everyone wants to spend the 15 minutes it takes to do that. Glad you got it working again.

 

[7up]

Same problem different place. Took the laptop to a freinds place and he has XP. Both computers on the same workgroup.

Can see and access the windows 7 computer from the XP computer, but cannot see or access the windows XP computer from the windows 7 computer.

Does this make any sense?

Guessing it might be his router, but why can I see the windows 7 computer from the XP computer.

 

[aem]

The router doesn't know what machine has what installed. So you can safely eliminate the router surely.

Personally i'm really not a fan of Homegroup/Workgroup access. Disabled or remove it if you have it setup.
If both machines are on the network (wireless or wired), and pingable for one another, file sharing is just a matter of creating shares and giving it access permissions. I think i've said this many many times. If it doesnt work for u then, restart your steps and take note of what is in my sig.

 

[TimStitt]

Hi 7up,

See if my attached checklist helps.

& Happy New Year!

 

[7up]

On the XP computer when I open My network places, it takes quite a while to open. Usually says Not Responding for a while.

Does this mean anything that is easily fixed

 

[TUISTERa]

Nope, it's normal to say not responding for a short time... Try to access Xp via ip address - just type the ip address of the xp instead of computer name in your Explorer - something like \\192.168.1.2\

 

[chev65]

You guys need to run the network set up wizard on the XP machines if you want to see them from the Win 7 machines. Make sure all the sharing permissions are enabled on the XP machines also.