Some of you may be interested in setting up a PPTP VPN server on your Vista
desktop PC for remote access to shared files/folders. I have created a short
mini-How-To that details the steps involved.
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Vista/PPTP/PPTPVPN.html

I've installed the MSDN download version of Vista Ultimate on a HP nw9440.
No errors when installed.
But I can't access internet or my SBS 2003 server...
I have Zyxel P-334WT wireless/router/switch connected to an Zyxel router

I have a dual-boot configuration with XP on my C partition, also the
system partition, and Vista on my V partition. I also have several
partitions in between including G immediately following C. What I'm
trying to do is insert a new partition between C and G, shring either

Hi,
I have a D-Link DI624 router and recently installed windows vista.
However, I can't get upnp working. I tried to help a friend (who use
winxp) with remote assistance, but no go...no ports were mapped on the

I'm running Vista and Office2007 both in the RTM version.
I'm not able to use the RPC over HTTP function that works fine using a XP
box with Office2003.
Using the KB831051 ( version 2.1 as of 15Nov 2006) , I can rpcping everything:

I'm using Windows Vista RTM in Addition with OneCare and activated UAC.
I created a user in the group "Administrators" with a password.
I'm trying to Access my Vista System from another machine in my network with
windows xp sp2 using the administrative shares c$ etc...

How can I turn on "allow incoming echo request "on Vista so I can ping it
from another machine?
Thanks.

Well,
from some time now, when I log in to may computer (Vista B2) I have all my
networking running fine as long as I have DHCP services. I use domain user
account, witch is added to local Administrators group. Well I can change all

Can Vista support 1394 network function?
We can connect PCs through 1394 cable, but can't setup it on Vista.

I always lose my internet connection after a certain period of time. An hour
or so. A reboot fixes the problem every time. I have cable that is hard wried
into the PC. It says that no internet connection is found when I do a repair
of the connection loss. Any feedback would be ...

Just curious, will vista support NT Domains? Will a Vista PC be able to join
an NT domain?
TIA.

Hi All, I have a problem joining an nt4 domain with a vista rc1 pc.
Originally i joined without much problem (i think i had to use the wizard -
wouldnt work by just adding the domain) and all was woring fine till i
started to get locked out everytime i tried to log on. I decided ...

We have a LAN that experiences offline frequestly. server is win 2000.
Can someon in this forum help suggest some solutions?
Thanks!

I've got the RTM version of Vista installed.  I've configured everything that
I can think of to enable Remote Desktop:
- checked "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
- checked the Remote Desktop and Remote Adminstration options in the

I have vista installed and it works good for surfing but any time I do a
download it fails miserably. I believe it is a NIC problem. I have changed
my nic and switch to be set at 10 half and turned off priority queuing and
it gets a little better but still not as good as other ...