WIn 7 Network - not showing XP machines

Sheldon G,

Try reading...

Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

This works both ways.

Rick

Thanks but thats excatly what have done.

Works great on one of my WIn 7 machines (even with passpord protection ON)..... but doesn't not work at all on the other Win 7 machine - on that machine, I see I no XP pc's at all.

Sheldon G,

Do you have a Sheldon G account on all the systems with identical passwords?

Make sure all the computers are on the same WORKGROUP?

How to Network with HomeGroup in Windows 7

Rick

Sheldon G,

All your advanced sharing setting are turned on?

Rick

Sheldon G, Do you have a Sheldon G account on all the systems with identical passwords? Make sure all the computers are on the same WORKGROUP?  How to Network with HomeGroup in Windows 7 Rick

Yup, they all have the same WORKGROUP, and user name, same password. Issue is not on the XP machines,

Recall my XPS Win 7 machine sees all other pcs' perfectly fine.

Its my Demneiosn Win 7 machine which does not. I compareed the two WIn 7 machines- each has the same Advanced Network Sharing settings, the same Services etc,

If I type in an ip address or the PC's name, I have access... but the XP's simply refuse to show up under \Start\Network, on the Dimension Win 7 machine.

Sheldon G, Check your cirus program(s) and firewall(s) Rick

Sheldon G,

Check your cirus program(s) and firewall(s)

Rick

Sheldon G,All your advanced sharing setting are turned on? Rick

Yup.

 Both Win 7 machines have identical Advanced shared settings, ie,

-turn ON network discovery
-turn ON file and printer sharing
-turn ON sharing so anyone with network acess can read....
-media stream in OFF
-use 128 bit encruption
-turn ON password protected sharing
-allow windows to manage homegroup conenction.
-turn ON sharing

With the above settings on PC05, I can see all XP machines from PC05
With the above settings on PC01, I cannot see any XP machines from PC01 (but I can access them by name or ip address)

On PC01, if I manually type in \\pc02 and \\pc03 and \\pc04 , they all appear in thelist under Networks, and they all work... but if I close the window and re-open it, it goes back to only showing me \\pc01 and \\pc05

So there is something off in terms of 'network discovery"

On PC05, it works great, all machines are there all the time.

Sheldon,

Firstly if your PC01 can access the XP machines manually it clearly means there is not networking problems between PC01 and the rest.

It might take several minutes for computers running previous versions of Windows to be discovered and become visible in the Network folder.

Check if 'IP Helper' & 'TCP/IP Netbios helper' services are started and set to automatic.

Sheldon, Firstly if your PC01 can access the XP machines manually it clearly means there is not networking problems between PC01 and the rest. It might take several minutes for computers running previous versions of Windows to be discovered and become visible in the Network folder. Check if 'IP Helper' & 'TCP/IP Netbios helper' services are started and set to automatic.

CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC SUCCESS...

In addition to  IP Helper & 'TCP/IP Netbios helper, other posts also recommended checking Services such as: 

• Computer Browser (one machine only)
• DHCP Client
• DNS Client
• Network Location Awareness
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Server
• TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
• Workstation

These were already all started/automatic.

However I noticed this was not:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

As soon as I started it, my XP machines showed up.

I currenty have the following Advanced Network Settings

• Network Discovery on
• File/Print Sharing on
• Public Folder sharing on
• Media Streaming off
• Use 128-Bit encryption off
• Password Protected sharing off
• HomeGroup Connections "Use user accounts ..."

Of course I need to give it all a few days/weeks to see if it really holds, and what this now means when I am on the XP machines, but at least I am a step closer now!

PudgyOne - thanks for the efforts/suggestions - misery loves company!

I am glad you got it working... Restart PC01 and if you still get your XP systems i believe this RPC Locator should be it.