Vista and XP networking
I have a Desktop running Vista Home Premium and a laptop running XP Home. I went on each system and created a networking disk using a USB flash drive and could not get either one to establish a network. I have the P2P protocol installed on the XP system and it is supposed to be installed by default in Vista. I attempted to use the NetworkSharing Center to view devices and computers and it did not detect the laptop. I have used IPCONFIG /ALL to obtain the IP addresses on both systems. I am able to ping the laptop because the command gives me the IP address. On the Vista system (Desktop) I get an address that is in a hexadecimal format due to IPV6 I think. On the XP system (Laptop) I already have installed the Layer Topology Discovery Responder. I am logged on as an administrator and can't get it to find the laptop at all. I am wondering why Vista will not discover the laptop at all.
September 19th, 2008 7:58am

Hi Simon, May I know how you connect the two computers? By a peer-to-peer network with a crossover cable, or by a network device such as router/switch/hub? Regarding our support policy for Peer-to-Peer network, please read the following article. Using Crossover Cables in Home or Peer-to-Peer Networks http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;278870 If it is a P2P connection, I will provide some suggestions to help you to resolve this issue. Please note that we do not guarantee that we will resolve the issue finally. Please try the following steps. 1. In Windows Vista, check the settings in Network and Sharing Center first. Please enable Network Discovery and File Sharing. Also enable Guest account in both computers. Give the Guest account Full Control right on the security properties settings of the USB flash drives. 2. If the issue still occurs, check if the two computers are in a same workgroup. 3. If the other computer is still not listed in Network, temporary disable the firewall and anti-virus. Then wait for a while and check if the other computer is listed in Network. 4. If the issue persists, Manually set IP address for IPv4 protocol. Set the two IP addresses in the same network section 192.168.0.*. 5. If it does not help, I suggest that you try to access by IP address. Click Start, in the Start Search box type \\[IPaddress] to access the computer. Please understand that we do not guarantee that the Peer-to-Peer connection will work. However, if they are connected to the router, please try the first, second and third steps. If the issue is not resolved, try the fifth step. If there is any error message, please let me know the detail information. If you can access the other computer by IP address, check if NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. 1. Click "Start", input "NCPA.CPL" (without quotation marks) and press Enter. 2. Right click on the connection that you use for the local connection, and then click "Properties". 3. Click Continue button to verify the administrator permission. 4. Click to select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", and then click "Properties". 5. Click "Advanced" button in the open window. On the "WINS" tab, click to select "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP", and then click "OK" to save the setting. If the suggestion does not help, export the IP configure information of both computers. Run "ipconfig /all > %userprofile%\desktop\ipconfig.txt", and open the generated text file ipconfig.txt on Desktop. Paste the contents in you post.
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September 22nd, 2008 1:41pm

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