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David Clarisse

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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
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
hp
OS
win 7
CPU
amd 64 live
Motherboard
hp
Memory
2gb
Graphics Card(s)
nvia force
Sound Card
sound blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
dell
Hard Drives
500 gb

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cheap $399.00 E-Machine
OS
Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
CPU
Athlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Winfast
Memory
2GB DDR2 RAM DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Sound Card
creative X-Fi Exteme 7..1 channel
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer V223W 22" widescreen DVI
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC WD5 500GB
WDC WD25 250GB
PSU
OCZ 550 watt
Case
Gateway
Cooling
2 fans
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Sony Vaio
Internet Speed
18MB/s down - .72MB /s up
If the router update doesn't help make sure these settings are correct.
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
CPU
Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard
Evga 780i FTW
Memory
G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card(s)
GTX480
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays
HannsG
Screen Resolution
1680X1050
Hard Drives
GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
PSU
ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case
ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling
Xigmatek S1283
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Logitech G9
Internet Speed
T1
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
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dm3 (netbook) *** 27" iMac (Dual-Boot)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
CPU
AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Quad Core 2.8GHz
Memory
4.00 GB *** 4.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4850, 1GB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio *** ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron W2053TX
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 (monitor), 1266 x 768 (laptop) *** 2560 x 1440
Hard Drives
300 GB SATA (internal), 500 GB HP SimpleSave (external) *** 1 TB SATA (internal), 160 GB LaCie (external)
Mouse
Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
Internet Speed
Broadband
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