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    XP desktop wil not find my vista laptop

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Knoll, Feb 3, 2009.

  1. Knoll

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    Desktop - XPSP3
    Laptop - Vista 32 bit

    My laptop finds all my other computers on my network but my desktop will only find the other xp computer on my network.

    Any ideas?

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    Knoll, Feb 3, 2009
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    Can you access it by typing \\computer_name or \\IP in the address bar of Windows explorer ?
     
    PhoenixFx, Feb 3, 2009
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    ok so I can access it by typing in my computer name, but is there a quicker way to get to it faster?
     
    Knoll, Feb 4, 2009
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    You can create a shortcut or map the shared folder/drive as a network drive. Sorry, but I don't know why it is not listed in your network or how to fix it.
     
    PhoenixFx, Feb 4, 2009
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