Re: Gah! Win XP/Vista Networking Problems

["Bob Crothers" <bob.crothers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Are you running OneCare?  I've had problems where for some reason my primary
system (running Vista) sometimes forgets that it is at home and goes into
remote/public mode. When that happens, I cant do much till I reset it.
Check firewall settings.

Bob

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There seems to be a deeper problem. Both computers are in the same subnet,
> but the XP box can't ping the Vista Laptop. Vista can ping the XP box just
> fine.
>
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> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I am getting the following message trying to browse my network on my XP
> > computer:
> > ---------------------------
> > My Network Places
> > ---------------------------
> > Home is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> > resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
> have
> > access permissions.
> >
> > The network path was not found.
> >
> >
> > The only other PC is a Vista Home Premium Laptop on Wireless. Any ideas
> on
> > where I can start? Both PCs have the Firewall turned off.
> >
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