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Cannot connect old xp pc to vista!
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Old 28-12-2008, 13:17   #1
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Arrow Cannot connect old xp pc to vista!

Right so im connecting my old xp machine through a wireless router to vista, configured everything on settings including same name so that its linked eg WORKGROUP, switched off firewall but the vista only sees the pc name but it will not connect, says something like after i diagnose it, vista can ping the machine but cannot locate the host or something similar.

can someone please advise how to get through this or give me a guide to start it up again new? all help appreciated
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Old 28-12-2008, 15:17   #2
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Re: Cannot connect old xp pc to vista!

Can you ping both the name and IP?
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Old 30-12-2008, 01:52   #3
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Re: Cannot connect old xp pc to vista!

wow sorry for the late reply, i just got a portable hard drive in the end, ill just return it in the end after I use it lol....feel so stupid, couldnt even connect two small devices togethers and people connect thousands of pcs together lol thanks anyways happy new year x x x
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Re: Cannot connect old xp pc to vista!

have you made sure that sharing is switched on the XP machine, thats an error I've made in the past.

other then that have you tried doing it from a run box and then type in \\"ip address"
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