HelloI am having some trouble in seeing networked XP computers through Vista. I click 'Network' from the start menu, and I don't see any XP computers. The XP and Vista computers are on the same workgroup: MSHOME. When I ping the XP computers from vista, I get a timeout response. I have turned off the firewall service. I can see the Vista computer from XP fine.Please HelpMatt

Hello Matt, Do you havepersonalfirewall program installed?If you've installed a third party firewall program (Norton, McAfee, PC-cillin, eTrust, ZoneAlarm, etc), make sure that it's configured to allow access on the local area network.Eric Cross Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

^ ^ ^ Like he said.Also, you'll need to install the LLTD Responderon your XP machines, for them to be shown in Vista's Network Map.Often, installing this also allows the machines to be seen -period- by Vista boxen.HTH,Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

http://www.vistax64.com/attachments/network-internet/9138d1230937161-cannot-see-xp-computers-schematic.pngStill can't get the printer working properly. It is taking a long time to print. I have disabled the antivirus but still takes a long time.

Matt, what about firewall software- are you running Windows Firewall, or a third-party firewall (such as one that's integrated with your AV)?What AV are you running?-Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

Hi, Thank you for your posts. I noticed that there are two separated issues based on the information you provided in this thread: 1. Windows XP can see Windows Vista computers; however, Windows Vista cannot see Windows XP computers. Also, the ping action fails. 2. The printer print a bit slowly. Please understand that in order to avoid possible confusion and make our discussion clear, it is highly we work on one issue in each thread. Therefore, I would like to suggest that we focus on the original issue (Windows Vista Networking issue) here. For the printer issue, please post a thread to the Windows Vista Printing sub-forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaprinting/threads/ Thank you for your understanding. Meanwhile, lets go back to discuss the networking issue. May I know how everything goes now? Can you access the Windows XP computer now after trying the suggestions above? Based on my research, I would like to provide the following more suggestions as well: 1. Please ensure that the Windows XP and Windows Vista computers are in the same subnet. 2. Please disable the security software such as firewall and Anti-virus software on the both sides. 3. Check your router or switch settings to ensure the two computers are connected correctly. Regarding the issue that Windows Vista cannot see Windows XP computers, it is related to browser service and I will share the following information with you: For Windows Vista computers, please ensure "Network Discovery" is turned on in "Network and Sharing Center". Also, just for your reference, in Windows network environment, there is a service called "browser service" which is responsible for maintaining a "browser list" which is a list of computers in the network/domain. This is designed for performance purposes: every system does not need to hold a computer list for itself. Instead, the Master Browsers in the network/domain collect the computer list for the whole network, and provide the list to other systems. Therefore we can see the computer list in "Network" because the system can get the list from the master browser of that network/domain. Actually, as the "browser service" is a legacy service, if it is not need to browse the whole network computers in "Network", we can ignore safely this event. For more information regarding browser service, please refer to: TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows (See "Appendix C Computer Browser Service", Page 518) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c76296fd-61c9-4079-a0bb-582bca4a846f&displaylang=en 188305 Troubleshooting the Microsoft Computer Browser Service http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;188305 Hope this helps. Nicholas Li - MSFT Nicholas Li - MSFT