[zarrel40]

So I am having a problem where I can't see any of my homes XP Computers in the My Network Places Folder on my new Vista Laptop and I can't see the Laptop on any of the XP Computers. However if I use Run and type \\(ipaddress) I can access the files on it just fine. So for some reason they aren't showing up in the My Network Places Folder, is there any reason for that? And does anyone know how I can fix it.

If worst comes to worst I can just create a makeshift My Network Places Folder and put shortcuts to the \\ipaddress's of the XP computers. But I would really like to figure this out.

If you need any more information feel free to ask and I will happily provide.

[dlsayremn]

Did you install the LLTD Responder on the XP's?
If you have XP SP2 you will need the Responder.
It was included in SP3, but there have been problems so there is a hotfix.

See this MS Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

[zarrel40]

I tried that on one of the XP computers and it said that the service pack was newer than the download so it wouldn't do anything.. I'll read that article though and see if I can learn anything new and try it out. I'll post back with whatever comes up.

Also I was able to see the computers like a day ago but something switched today so I couldn't see them. Anyways I just thought that was worth mentioning, I'll read that article now and post what happens.

[JohnWill]

The LLTD responder won't do anything for networking, it's sole benefit is to support the Eye Candy network map of Vista and Windows 7.

For every computer in the network, let's see this.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands, one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

Note that there is a space before the -n or the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the - or / in the following commands.

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter to copy the contents to the clipboard.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[zarrel40]

So I installed the hotfix on 2 of the XP computers and here's the update. When I go to my network places on the XP computers they can see one of the Vista laptops but not the other. And on the Vista computer it can't see any of the XP computers in my network places. However, if I go to the network map from the network and sharing center I can see them. So something weird is going on in the my network places folder.

And I will upload the information from cmd in another post in a minute or two.

[zarrel40]

So when I first tried it on the Vista computer that is giving me problems it returned the message " Failed to access NetBT driver -- NetBT may not be loaded"

and here is the ipconfig /all information

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DaffyDuck
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-33-E6-A2-60
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-FB-A3-51-42
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2c6f:d38e:99c4:8af5%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:51:33 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, August 24, 2009 11:52:21 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit Ether
net Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-BA-F6-BF-7E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{11070DA8-BA2C-4BB7-8786-EB0936BDA
A36}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{95A0D8E8-23D7-4692-957A-B2802A945
28C}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{E6CD453F-9D9B-4280-BBE6-80DA5467B
6D3}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:20c8:2e54:3f57:fef5(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20c8:2e54:3f57:fef5%16(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

[JohnWill]

Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on Windows Vista is the first step.