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ng_reader - 31 Oct 2005 04:56 GMT

Thanks you all so bloody much for helping me out with this older but much
loved Windows ME personal computer.

I just went out and spent some future hard earned money on a new PC complete
with Windows XP operating system.

Seems I may have a bit of a problem on my hands.

I've shared my entire old hard disk out from my Window ME machine, plugged
my shiny new PC into the same Ethernet switch, but I cannot seem to find
said PC anywhere.

Did I do something wrong? Look in the wrong place? Not reboot enough?

I have about 100 gb of files that I'd like off that old box onto the new
one, and I can't seem to be able to find it using Network Neighborhood.

Any help would be read, appreciated, and responded to.
Thanks ahead of time.

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Richard G. Harper - 31 Oct 2005 12:20 GMT

Start by disabling the Windows XP firewall and uninstalling any
non-Microsoft firewall software on either PC, then see if you can see your
computers on the network.

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> Thanks you all so bloody much for helping me out with this older but much
> loved Windows ME personal computer.
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> Any help would be read, appreciated, and responded to.
> Thanks ahead of time.

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comcastnews - 03 Nov 2005 12:06 GMT

Thanks, that seemed to work. Copied my stuff.

But, how come I can't see my 'Widnows' folder on the WinMe PC?

Just wondering.....

I guess I could just go the console on the WinME PC and move those
folders/files to a location I can see, but it seems a little strange.

(Or maybe I just can't spell? Thanks in advance)

Mr. Curious

> Start by disabling the Windows XP firewall and uninstalling any
> non-Microsoft firewall software on either PC, then see if you can see your
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>> Any help would be read, appreciated, and responded to.
>> Thanks ahead of time.

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Richard G. Harper - 03 Nov 2005 22:59 GMT

By default, Windows XP Home Edition does not share certain folders; that may
be what you're seeing if the Me computer can't see things on XP.

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> Thanks, that seemed to work. Copied my stuff.
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>>> Any help would be read, appreciated, and responded to.
>>> Thanks ahead of time.

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ng_reader - 06 Nov 2005 02:44 GMT

Spot on, give yourself a gold star! A rousing huzzah, too!

> By default, Windows XP Home Edition does not share certain folders; that
> may be what you're seeing if the Me computer can't see things on XP.
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>>>> Any help would be read, appreciated, and responded to.
>>>> Thanks ahead of time.

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Richard G. Harper - 06 Nov 2005 10:27 GMT

Glad I could help you get it figured out.

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> Spot on, give yourself a gold star! A rousing huzzah, too!
>
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>>>>> Any help would be read, appreciated, and responded to.
>>>>> Thanks ahead of time.

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Mike T. - 02 Nov 2005 18:34 GMT

Have you made sure the two machines have unique names and are in the same
workgroup?

Have you checked the TCP/IP settings to make sure that the two machines are
on the same subnet?

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Mike T.
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comcastnews - 03 Nov 2005 12:08 GMT

I am using a wireless router with a built in switch as my path point. This
device is handling the doling out of IPs, thank goodness, because I really
can't make heads or tails out of the gobble-de-gook that is subnets and
such.

But, most of the stuff is working now, thanks.

>> Thanks you all so bloody much for helping me out with this older but much
>> loved Windows ME personal computer.
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> Mike T.
> Action figure sold separately.

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