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I am trying XP64 and Vista 64 to decide which to use on a new PC I am
building.

I want to find a computer giving its name or IP just like I use to do in
WinXP (search computer facility).
The computers are in other workgroup and network (this is not a problem in
WinXP).

My configuration:
Established PC running XP Home SP2
New Laptop with Vista Home Premium
Netgear Router with ADSL modem, Wireless access point & Ethernet switch

I´ve got a desktop with Vista Ultimate [PC], and a laptop with Vista Home
Premium [NOTE] and both have been updated to SP1.
I have shares in both pcs and a printer in the PC.
Both have file and printer sharing enabled in firewall, the connection was

My Home/Church Office network consists of four pc's (Two desktops, a tablet
pc and a notebook pc.) Up until Friday, the two desktops and notebook pc's
ran XP Profession and the Tablet pc ran Vista Ultimate. In that
configuration I could access the drives on either pc from any of ...

when my laptop goes to sleep, the network connection is lost, is there any
way i can stop i from doing this so that i still have access to my home
network when it is in sleep mode.

i've noticed that when i enable Vista's firewall, my cable internet
connection slows quite noticeably. It's really like a serious and continual
hiccup becomes a part of my browsing experience.
Disable the firewall and everything returns to normal.

I do not know what I am doing wrong.
I did all the set up and every thing on my Vista and My XP, file shearing is
on, notwork domain name is the same, hub is working and connected.
I have access to the internet through my hub with both computers and if I

Have 1 laptop running XP connect by cable to my wireless router which in turn
is connected wireless to Laptop running vista.  Have downloaded nesscary file
needed for XP machine to network with Vista
On Vista network map I can see both machines and have change suggested

I have vista64 bits home premium, and a zyxel Prestige router.
Since I installed the SP1 vista loses the password for the router everytime
you restart the computer. Is there any solution to this problem?
All help is appreciated.

I have 2 vista machines.  One is domain joined and the other is in workgroup
mode.  I cannot seem to map a drive from my workgroup Vista machine to my
domain joined Vista machine.  I can, however, map a drive from my domain
joined machine to my workgroup machine.  

My Vista clients are having problems when connecting to our VPN
server. The connectoid created with CMAK on a 2003 server appliance is
lbocking split tunneling. So the client can connect bu t cannot also
browse the internet. Does anyone know of a workaroud or a fix for this

Hi, I keep getting a pop-up that says enter network password. I am not on a
network, but I am on a laptop that is wireless. I am not using the wireless
to connect to the internet, but instead am connected directly.
This pop up message is new, I have never seen it before...why ...

All I want to do is access shared files on my home network from my laptop
away from home.
Should be easy, no?
I have the ip address of the router.

Dell E520 plugged into a Belkin N1 Vision having just done a clean install I
now find I cannot access the 192.168.2.1 Belkin login and setup page.
I'm using Kaspersky AV7, firewall is off and I can surf the web just cannot
get to the login page, other computers around the house ...