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Hi everyone!
this is my first post here and i hope I didn't miss any similar topic - i've used search and the results didn't answer my question...Here is The Issue:
I have 2 laptops connected to a home wirelles network... one comp is running win 7 and the other win XP. Both laptops have their own printer and this is where it complicates...I can see the printer with win 7 comp on win xp comp and i can normaly print from win 7 comp to win xp comp's printer but I can not find printer connected to comp with Win 7 from win XP comp...
i can also map network drives from win 7 comp to win xp comp but the otherway it doesn't work...
i've tried some things i have found on web - Win 7 comp is not in homegroup but in Work network (and i have disabled homegroups since i've read it should be like this because win xp cannot "understand" homegroups), the domain is the same (checked too many times), i've set up fixed IP on win 7 comp (still didn't work so I switched back to random IP) and I can't find the solution...
of course i shared printer connected to win 7 comp and i've tried to map network drives but with no succes...
here is the link to snaphots of my "Advanced sharing settings": Link Removed due to 404 Error ; Link Removed due to 404 Error
hope you can help!
cheers,
Nac
this is my first post here and i hope I didn't miss any similar topic - i've used search and the results didn't answer my question...Here is The Issue:
I have 2 laptops connected to a home wirelles network... one comp is running win 7 and the other win XP. Both laptops have their own printer and this is where it complicates...I can see the printer with win 7 comp on win xp comp and i can normaly print from win 7 comp to win xp comp's printer but I can not find printer connected to comp with Win 7 from win XP comp...
i can also map network drives from win 7 comp to win xp comp but the otherway it doesn't work...
i've tried some things i have found on web - Win 7 comp is not in homegroup but in Work network (and i have disabled homegroups since i've read it should be like this because win xp cannot "understand" homegroups), the domain is the same (checked too many times), i've set up fixed IP on win 7 comp (still didn't work so I switched back to random IP) and I can't find the solution...
of course i shared printer connected to win 7 comp and i've tried to map network drives but with no succes...
here is the link to snaphots of my "Advanced sharing settings": Link Removed due to 404 Error ; Link Removed due to 404 Error
hope you can help!
cheers,
Nac