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hi.. we install the Beta Version of Vista... I'm having problem to network the vista.. were in business of internet cafe here in the philippine. we are trying the beta version of the vista.. and I m experience a problem during the network set on the vista.. I install the vista in one of our client unit. and I'm using Windows Xp SP2 on our control unit as well as on our client unit. 1 load vista in 1 of our client computer. the probelm is I can't share the file from the os vista going to windows xp sp2 which is our control unit. but I can see all network in vista and I can access to them through vista OS.. but when Im accessoing on it using the windows xp sp2 icant get through.. Is there a conflick between windows xp sp2 and the vista? hope you can help me.. thank you very much... God bless..

I just installed the vista rc1 myself. Windows firewall may be your problem. Once I shut it off, for just a few minutes while I attempted to let windows 'find' the xp machines. Then they showed up on the network. I turned the windows firewall back on, and they are now accessable, from vista to xp, but not from xp to vista. I'm still workin on that. Also, there is a "public" and "private" network setting on vista that I don't full understand, but that may be part of your problem. Good Luck Kurt

Vista and XP use different networking protocols. You can't see XP machines from vista unless you do what I have pasted in below. Watch out for third party firewalls. Disable them and use the windows firewall. try this: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=70582 installer on your XP machines reboot everything, and it should work. It did for me. This should be on the front page of the New York Times!

d482694, the only thing the LLTD responder does is to allow vista to place the xp computers on the map. It does not solve networking problems! Without the reponder, the xp machine will simply show as Other devices in network center.Besides the installer will only work on english versions of XP. Why a network responder should be language dependent beats me.........

will this owrk on win2k machines as well since kernels are same?

From the MS download page"System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2"So I guess the answer would be no........Which shouldn't stop you from trying. Please let us know how it goes.

HiMy problem with Vista is that my internet is not working but i can still log into the Yahoo and MSN messneger. I have wireless on the my dell desktop and it shows that im connected. Is there a solution to this problem?....if there is can someone email me Thank you

hello my laptop vista also not connected with windows sp2 network but in the same network i can browse the internet any one help us?

Wow, I bought a new laptop, most of my freinds use AIM MESSENGER. so they ask me to come on there so we could chat, I try downloading and my new laptop keeps saying I have a server Execution, please may someone tell me how to resolve this problem?

Hello: Thanks for the info, however when i tried to install the Link Layer Topology i got a message:"Set up has detected that the service pack version of this system is newer than the update you are applaying. there is not need to install this update." I still can't see see my XP machines from my windows vista machine. What possible can i do??? Help Please!!!!!

Try installing hotfix 922120 if you have XP SP3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120