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I recently purchased a new desktop maching running Vista Home Premium and am trying to network it with my existing desktop and laptop both running XP Home. Both desktops are hardwired into my router and the laptop is wireless. I'm having trouble seeing the Vista machine from either of my XP computers. I'm able to see and manipulated files on the XP machines w/Vista machine. All the computers are using the same "workgroup name" and I believe I set the sharing properly on the Vista machine...but then again, this is my firs rodeo with Vista!

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
John
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Hey John,

Can you please do the following on the Vista machine.

Step 1 - File Sharing Troubleshooting (Windows Vista):
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type cmd -- right-click on the cmd program and choose Run as administrator
  • In the new command prompt window, please type the following commands (*Note: the single '>' and double '>>' are intentional; please type the commands exactly as they appear):
    • ipconfig /all > C:\results.txt
    • net view >> C:\results.txt
    • net share >> C:\results.txt
    • nbtstat -n >> C:\results.txt
  • Once the above commands have completed, navigate to your C: drive and open the text file results.txt -- please copy/paste the contents of this file into your next response.
On one (1) of your XP machines, please do the following.

Step 2 - File Sharing Troubleshooting (Windows XP):
  • Press Start
  • Select Run
  • Type cmd and press OK
  • In the new command prompt window, please type the following commands (*Note: the single '>' and double '>>' are intentional; please type the commands exactly as they appear):
    • ipconfig /all > C:\results.txt
    • net view >> C:\results.txt
    • net share >> C:\results.txt
    • nbtstat -n >> C:\results.txt
  • Once the above commands have completed, navigate to your C: drive and open the text file results.txt -- please copy/paste the contents of this file into your next response.
Please label each log accordingly (Vista and XP).

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Dan, thanks for the response. I have followed your direction and here are the results:

THE VISTA MACHINE:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DELLDESKTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-9B-20-38-81
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5806:c156:db50:2bfc%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.199(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:14:16 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 11:14:16 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{E4DE1AC9-3F0C-44EB-9ED0-8B8D5F6E0E0B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:20cf:bf8:e726:e51d(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20cf:bf8:e726:e51d%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Server Name Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\COMPAQ_DESKTOP Ebersohl Compaq Desktop Computer
\\DELLDESKTOP Dell Desktop
The command completed successfully.


Share name Resource Remark

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ADMIN$ C:\Windows Remote Admin
print$ C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers
Printer Drivers
C$ C:\ Default share



THE XP MACHINE:

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : COMPAQ_DESKTOP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : DAVICOM 9102/A PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-B3-01-4A-66

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.198

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:21:34 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 11:21:34 AM

Server Name Remark

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\\COMPAQ_DESKTOP
\\DELLDESKTOP
The command completed successfully.


Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.198] Scope Id: []



NetBIOS Local Name Table



Name Type Status

---------------------------------------------

COMPAQ_DESKTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered

EBERSOHL <00> GROUP Registered

COMPAQ_DESKTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered

EBERSOHL <1E> GROUP Registered

Hopefully this was done correctly....

Again, thanks - I look forward to your reply.

John
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That's perfect, John.

From what I can see, it doesn't look like you have any files/folders shared on your Vista machine as of yet. Please go to a folder that you would like to share, right-click on it and select Properties -- select the Sharing tab and then press the Advanced Sharing button. Check (tick) Share this folder and then select Apply. Can the other other computers now see/access this file/folder?

If not, can you please make sure you have the following settings in place:
  • Press Start
  • In the Start Search field type network and select Network and Sharing Center
  • In the new window, under the Sharing and Discovery section, can you please set the following status for each:
  • Network Discovery -- ON
  • File sharing -- ON
  • Public folder sharing -- ON
  • Printer sharing -- ON (if you want to actually share a printer, that is)
  • Password protected sharing -- OFF
If after doing this, you still can't access the Vista machine, from one of the XP machines, please goto Start --> Run --> In the run box, type \\DELLDESKTOP and then press OK -- what happens? Now, try typing \\192.168.0.199 and press OK -- what happens? Please post any error messages that may appear.

[EDIT]I should note here that if you have any third-party firewalls installed on your Vista machine, please try temporarily disabling them and seeing if this resolves the issue.

Thanks,
- Dan

Edited by Dan, 08 March 2009 - 10:10 PM.

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Dan,

After following your steps, the results of the start/run/delldesktop or IP address showed the shared drives and printers and I can now see the "d" drive from my XP computer but when I click on it, it gives me an error that tells me the d drive is not accessible. "you might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact administrator..."

Under the advanced sharing tab...It shows "everyone" having full control of the shared "d" drive.

Your thoughts on why this would be?

Thanks again,
John
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Hey John,

It's possible you may not have the guest account activated. Please do the following on your Vista machine.

Step 1 - Activate the Guest account:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type cmd -- right-click on the cmd program and choose Run as administrator
  • In the new command prompt window, type net user guest /active:yes
  • If you have difficulty seeing the exact spacing, try copying the command into Notepad, as this may help.
If you still can't access the files, then can you please repeat the steps from my first post, so that I can see what's going on.

Thanks,
- Dan
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Hey Dan,

I now have the guest user turned on, but still not seeing the D drive on the Vista machine. I can see the "Public" folder on the Vista machine...but no D

Here are the updated results you requested:

From the XP Machine:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : COMPAQ_DESKTOP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : DAVICOM 9102/A PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-B3-01-4A-66

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.198

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 8:43:10 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:43:10 PM

Server Name Remark

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\\COMPAQ_DESKTOP
\\DELLDESKTOP
The command completed successfully.


Share name Resource Remark

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IPC$ Remote IPC
print$ C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers
Printer Drivers
D D:\
E E:\
John's Docs C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents

My Documents C:\Documents and Settings\Aimee\My Documents

SharedDocs C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS

CanonMP610 USB001 Spooled Canon MP610 series Printer
Printer LPT1: Spooled Quicken PDF Printer
Printer2 PDF995PORT Spooled PDF995
Printer3 My Documents\*.pdf Spooled Creates Adobe PDF
Printer6 XPSPort: Spooled Microsoft XPS Document Writer
The command completed successfully.


Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.198] Scope Id: []



NetBIOS Local Name Table



Name Type Status

---------------------------------------------

COMPAQ_DESKTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered

EBERSOHL <00> GROUP Registered

COMPAQ_DESKTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered

EBERSOHL <1E> GROUP Registered


From the Vista Machine:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DELLDESKTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-9B-20-38-81
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5806:c156:db50:2bfc%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.199(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 3:18:15 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:02:23 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{E4DE1AC9-3F0C-44EB-9ED0-8B8D5F6E0E0B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:20cf:bf8:e726:e51d(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20cf:bf8:e726:e51d%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Server Name Remark

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\\COMPAQ_DESKTOP Ebersohl Compaq Desktop Computer
\\DELLDESKTOP Ebersohl Dell Desktop Computer
The command completed successfully.


Share name Resource Remark

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C$ C:\ Default share
print$ C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers
Printer Drivers
D$ D:\ Default share
E$ E:\ Default share
IPC$ Remote IPC
ADMIN$ C:\Windows Remote Admin
D D:\
Public C:\Users\Public


Hopefully it's something silly that I have overlooked. Thanks again.

John
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Dan,

Here are the results from my wireless laptop XP machine (I should have sent this the first 2 times...sorry...hope this helps to shed some light):

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-6F-9F-F0



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-4B-EB-04-DE

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.197

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 09, 2009 9:24:56 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:24:56 PM



PPP adapter Design Nine, Inc.:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.253.1.131

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.253.1.131

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.253.1.11

151.164.14.201

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.253.1.11

Server Name Remark

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\\COMPAQ_DESKTOP
\\DELLDESKTOP
\\LAPTOP
The command completed successfully.


Share name Resource Remark

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print$ C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers
Printer Drivers
IPC$ Remote IPC
C C:\
D D:\
SharedDocs C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS

Printer LPT1: Spooled Quicken PDF Printer
Printer3 XPSPort: Spooled Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Printer4 USB001 Spooled Canon MP610 series Printer
The command completed successfully.


Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []



No names in cache


Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.197] Scope Id: []



NetBIOS Local Name Table



Name Type Status

---------------------------------------------

LAPTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered

LAPTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered

EBERSOHL <00> GROUP Registered

EBERSOHL <1E> GROUP Registered


Design Nine, Inc.:
Node IpAddress: [10.253.1.131] Scope Id: []



NetBIOS Local Name Table



Name Type Status

---------------------------------------------

LAPTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered

LAPTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered

EBERSOHL <00> GROUP Registered

EBERSOHL <1E> GROUP Registered
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Hey John,

It looks like you have everything shared correctly, however I'm not seeing the Vista machine in the NetBios table. This is most likely due to an error with the Vista machine -- let's try to see what it is. On the Vista machine, please do the following:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type cmd -- right-click on the cmd program and choose Run as administrator
  • In the new command prompt window, type nbtstat -n and press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
  • Right-click on the command prompt window, select Select All and then press the ENTER key on your keyboard; this will copy the text -- you should now be able to paste it into your next response.
Please ensure that NetBios over TCP/IP is enabled, on your Vista machine.

Step 1 - Enable NetBios over TCP/IP:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type cmd -- right-click on the ncpa.cpl and then press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
  • In the new window, right-click on your Local Area Connection (or wireless) and select Properties.
  • In the new window, select (highlight) Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then press Properties (alternately, simply double-click on it).
  • Click the Advanced button.
  • Select the WINS tab.
  • Select Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP and then repeatedly press OK to exit out of all open windows.
Thanks,
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Dan,

Here is the command window:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
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C:\Windows\system32>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.199] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
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DELLDESKTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered
EBERSOHL <00> GROUP Registered
DELLDESKTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered
EBERSOHL <1E> GROUP Registered
EBERSOHL <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Windows\system32>


I will be out of town for a couple of days so I will respond to your next reply either Thursday or Friday when I return.

Thanks again for your help.

John
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Everything looks good there. One step you may wish to try is creating the Windows XP User Accounts on the Vista machine; so, create new accounts that have the same username and password on the Vista machine as they do on the XP machines.

For example, if you logon to your XP machine with the username Billy and password Bob, you would create the same user Billy with the password Bob on your Vista machine; try granting it admin privileges and then see if you can connect from the XP machine.

Let's also check for software interference.

Step 1 - Generate a startup and uninstall list:
Please download HijackThis (if you do not already have it) and install it -- once it is installed, restart your computer. Once the computer starts up, can you please launch HijackThis and then select the option Open the Misc Tools section -- select Generate StartupList log. Save the startup list in a safe location. Now select the option Open Uninstall Manager and then click Save list -- save it to a safe location. Please post the contents of the startup list and the uninstall list in your next response.

Step 2 - Generate a tasklist log:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type cmd -- right-click on the cmd program and choose Run as administrator
  • In the new command prompt window, type tasklist /svc > C:\tasks.txt
  • Navigate to your C: drive and open the text file tasks.txt -- please copy/paste the contents of this file into your next response.
Thanks,
- Dan
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Dan,

My users on both machines were and still are exactly the same names (all did/do not require a password)

The startup list was empty.

Here is the uninstall list:

2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Ad-Aware
Ad-Aware
Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard - English, Français, Deutsch
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0
AnswerWorks 5.0 English Runtime
Apple Mobile Device Support
Apple Software Update
AutoCAD 2009 - English
AVG 8.0
Bentley InRoads Group V8i
Bentley MicroStation V8i 08.11.05.17
Bonjour
CCleaner (remove only)
Creative MediaSource 5
Dell Resource CD
DHTML Editing Component
Eagle Point
FileZilla Client 3.2.2.1
Google Earth
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Google Update Helper
Google Updater
HijackThis 2.0.2
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB953595)
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB958484)
ieSpell
iTunes
JMB36X Raid Configurer
Logitech QuickCam
Logitech QuickCam Driver Package
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft Office Basic 2007
Microsoft Office Basic 2007
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 with GPS Locator
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
Quicken 2008
QuickTime
Realtek 8169 8168 8101E 8102E Ethernet Driver
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
RISA-2D
Safari
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951550)
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951944)
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB958439)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB958437)
Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB954326)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 (KB956358)
SharePort Network USB Utility
Skype™ 4.0
Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED MB
SpywareBlaster 4.1
StorageSync Backup Software
TaxCut Premium + State + Efile 2008
Update for Microsoft Office 2007 Help for Common Features (KB957244)
Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Help (KB957242)
Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB952142)
Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Help (KB957246)
Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 Help (KB957252)
Update for Microsoft Script Editor Help (KB957253)
Update for Office 2007 (KB946691)
Update for Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (kb962871)
Visual C++ 2008 x86 Runtime - (v9.0.30729)
Visual C++ 2008 x86 Runtime - v9.0.30729.01
Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Toolbar

[b]Here is the "task" text:


Image Name PID Services
========================= ======== ============================================
System Idle Process 0 N/A
System 4 N/A
smss.exe 432 N/A
csrss.exe 564 N/A
wininit.exe 624 N/A
csrss.exe 636 N/A
services.exe 680 N/A
lsass.exe 692 SamSs
lsm.exe 704 N/A
winlogon.exe 836 N/A
svchost.exe 944 DcomLaunch, PlugPlay
svchost.exe 1004 RpcSs
svchost.exe 1048 WinDefend
Ati2evxx.exe 1136 Ati External Event Utility
svchost.exe 1156 Audiosrv, Dhcp, Eventlog, lmhosts, wscsvc
svchost.exe 1192 AudioEndpointBuilder, EMDMgmt, hidserv,
Netman, PcaSvc, SysMain,
TabletInputService, TrkWks, UxSms,
WdiSystemHost, WPDBusEnum, wudfsvc
svchost.exe 1204 AeLookupSvc, Appinfo, BITS, Browser, gpsvc,
IKEEXT, iphlpsvc, LanmanServer, MMCSS,
ProfSvc, RasMan, Schedule, seclogon, SENS,
ShellHWDetection, Themes, Winmgmt, wuauserv
audiodg.exe 1320 N/A
SLsvc.exe 1348 slsvc
svchost.exe 1392 EventSystem, fdPHost, FDResPub,
LanmanWorkstation, netprofm, nsi, SSDPSRV,
SstpSvc, upnphost, W32Time, WebClient,
WinHttpAutoProxySvc
Ati2evxx.exe 1516 N/A
svchost.exe 1536 CryptSvc, Dnscache, KtmRm, NlaSvc, TapiSrv,
TermService
AAWService.exe 1640 Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service
spoolsv.exe 1816 Spooler
svchost.exe 1848 BFE, DPS, MpsSvc
taskeng.exe 420 N/A
GoogleUpdate.exe 1236 N/A
taskeng.exe 1312 N/A
AERTSrv.exe 1628 AERTFilters
AppleMobileDeviceService. 2060 Apple Mobile Device
avgwdsvc.exe 2084 avg8wd
mDNSResponder.exe 2096 Bonjour Service
CreativeLicensing.exe 2108 Creative Labs Licensing Service
CTSVCCDA.EXE 2124 Creative Service for CDROM Access
LVPrcSrv.exe 2296 LVPrcSrv
svchost.exe 2364 PolicyAgent
svchost.exe 2436 stisvc
avgam.exe 2468 N/A
avgrsx.exe 2480 N/A
avgnsx.exe 2508 N/A
svchost.exe 2584 WerSvc
SearchIndexer.exe 2796 WSearch
avgemc.exe 2832 avg8emc
avgcsrvx.exe 3028 N/A
WUDFHost.exe 3072 N/A
unsecapp.exe 3160 N/A
WmiPrvSE.exe 3388 N/A
dwm.exe 3728 N/A
AAWTray.exe 3740 N/A
explorer.exe 3804 N/A
MSASCui.exe 3924 N/A
RtHDVCpl.exe 3972 N/A
avgtray.exe 4000 N/A
MOM.exe 4024 N/A
acrotray.exe 4036 N/A
VolPanlu.exe 4048 N/A
iTunesHelper.exe 3000 N/A
SharePort Network USB Uti 760 N/A
StrgSync.exe 272 N/A
Quickcam.exe 3460 N/A
sidebar.exe 3484 N/A
GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe 3508 N/A
bagent.exe 3616 N/A
wmpnscfg.exe 1336 N/A
wmpnetwk.exe 1116 WMPNetworkSvc
COCIManager.exe 4988 N/A
iPodService.exe 5048 iPod Service
CCC.exe 5240 N/A
iTunes.exe 2032 N/A
Safari.exe 5536 N/A
TrustedInstaller.exe 5720 TrustedInstaller
ustation.exe 5444 N/A
HijackThis.exe 2372 N/A
notepad.exe 5800 N/A
notepad.exe 5304 N/A
cmd.exe 2044 N/A
tasklist.exe 6128 N/A
WmiPrvSE.exe 6140 N/A

I've been told by a co-worker that it's very hard for an XP machine to see a Vista machine, but is it impossible? Both being Microsoft products this is baffling...

Thanks again,
John
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Dan

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My users on both machines were and still are exactly the same names (all did/do not require a password)

Some times the exact issue that you are experiencing can be caused by the lack of passwords; try temporarily adding passwords to your User Accounts -- ensure that the username and passwords are identical on all of the machines for this test.

I've been told by a co-worker that it's very hard for an XP machine to see a Vista machine, but is it impossible? Both being Microsoft products this is baffling...

I've never had any issue what-so-ever networking between XP and Vista machines. It's normally just plug n' play. However, for most people setting up a network falls into two categories -- (a) extremely easy or (b) ridiculously difficult. You seem to have fallen into category B, unfortunately :)

There's still a few other things we can look at, but for the time being I'd like to know if adding passwords to your User Accounts makes a difference.

Thanks,
- Dan
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Adding the passwords did work! Unfortunately this is not my ideal setup. I find it silly (not on your part, but Microsoft's) that we'd have to type in a password every time either my wife or I want to log in to our computer when we are the only two people that use them at this time.

Unless you can think of anything else to try, I guess this is how it will have to be. Luckily the Vista machine is our main computer now, so that cuts down on some of the confusion.

Thanks,
John
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Hey John,

I'm glad to hear your issue has been resolved.

Unfortunately this is not my ideal setup. I find it silly (not on your part, but Microsoft's) that we'd have to type in a password every time either my wife or I want to log in to our computer when we are the only two people that use them at this time.

I'm afraid I don't know any other way to resolve this; some other user may be able to post. It has to do with how Vista authorizes user access, which differs from XP. I've never had a chance to play around with a network where this issue existed, so I haven't tracked down exactly why it's occurring.

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