network discovery

I recently decided to try upgrading my XP machine to Windows 7, and everything seems to work fine except one thing. I used to share a partition of my Vista notebooks HD, and I just had to set permission for the XP user on the vista drive and I could access the laptop HD partition without any...

When I first installed Windows 7 64-bit build 7100, it immediately detected all my network devices/computers. Over the past few days it has ceased to quit detecting the computers on my network and my PS3, but works fine, with no issues what so ever with my XBOX 360. Here is the hardware I'm...

Hi, I am having major networking issues. I’ve two systems that I’m trying to network. One’s a laptop running Windows 7 Beta (Build 7057) and the other is a desktop running Windows XP Pro SP3. I’ll detail the problem first, and then describe what I’ve...

Alright here is where I stand: 1. Wired Desktop x32 win 7 (build 7057) 2. Wireless Laptop x32 win 7 (build 7057) 3. Just put clean OS on to them this week 4. Connections > Properties > IPv6 Enable on both PCs 5. Both connect to Internet 6. Both use same router to connect...

Hey everyone, new here, and hope someone out here can help me. I am trying to set up sharing files between me trusty old x-box (not a 360, but chiped) and my windows7 pc. used to work great, but since my hd crshed and i had to replace it it doesn't. have selected the folders i want to share on...

... has stopped working. Since I have installed (upgradet from Build 7000) Windows 7 Build 7022, I get the message, "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service has stopped working - Windows is searching for at solution to the problem" every few minutes. And the error reporting service is going...

okay windows lovers, this is how i got windows 7 to accept incoming connections from XP so you can view files on the W7 computer from the windows XP computer: THIS IS AFTER YOU HAVE SHARED THE FOLDERS AND FILES OF YOUR CHOICE! 1. unjoin any "homegroups." 2. make sure your connection is...