Network Setup Wizard, where is it?

[Kenny Cargill]

New PC using Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, hard wired to 3 Com wireless

modem/router.

Older PC using XP Pro/SP3, wirelessly connected to same router.

Both can access the internet but can't get them to "see" each other.

Trying to set up from Win 7 nothing happens, when I run the Network

Troubleshooter it tells me I need ipv6, that it's not installed but it

definitely is!

If i run the Network Setup wizard in XP then bring the pen drive to the Win

7 and run the netsetup file I get an unspecified error.

Have Zone Alarm Free on both PC's and have set up a trusted zone on each

with a range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.6.

I thought Win 7 was supposed to make home networking easier, not harder!

I can't find a network setup wizard in Win 7?

Help appreciated.



Kenny

 

[Trev]

"Kenny Cargill" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message

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> New PC using Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, hard wired to 3 Com wireless

> modem/router.

> Older PC using XP Pro/SP3, wirelessly connected to same router.

> Both can access the internet but can't get them to "see" each other.

> Trying to set up from Win 7 nothing happens, when I run the Network

> Troubleshooter it tells me I need ipv6, that it's not installed but it

> definitely is!

> If i run the Network Setup wizard in XP then bring the pen drive to the

> Win 7 and run the netsetup file I get an unspecified error.

> Have Zone Alarm Free on both PC's and have set up a trusted zone on each

> with a range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.6.

> I thought Win 7 was supposed to make home networking easier, not harder!

> I can't find a network setup wizard in Win 7?

> Help appreciated.

>

> Kenny



I guess Your using Home group. That only works if all computers are on WIN

7. Change to work group and all will be well

 

[Kenny Cargill]

Many thanks, that was it.

Only problem now is sharing folders like "Downloads", although I have set

sharing for everyone at "\\USER-PC\Downloads", I can't see that folder on

the XP PC although if I copy that path into the Run box on XP I can see the

contents then.



Kenny



"Trev" <trev_uk@hotmail.com invalid> wrote in message

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>

> "Kenny Cargill" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message

> news:-4KdnQA0Pvj8LWzWnZ2dnUVZ7oadnZ2d@brightview.com...

>> New PC using Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, hard wired to 3 Com wireless

>> modem/router.

>> Older PC using XP Pro/SP3, wirelessly connected to same router.

>> Both can access the internet but can't get them to "see" each other.

>> Trying to set up from Win 7 nothing happens, when I run the Network

>> Troubleshooter it tells me I need ipv6, that it's not installed but it

>> definitely is!

>> If i run the Network Setup wizard in XP then bring the pen drive to the

>> Win 7 and run the netsetup file I get an unspecified error.

>> Have Zone Alarm Free on both PC's and have set up a trusted zone on each

>> with a range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.6.

>> I thought Win 7 was supposed to make home networking easier, not harder!

>> I can't find a network setup wizard in Win 7?

>> Help appreciated.

>>

>> Kenny

>

> I guess Your using Home group. That only works if all computers are on WIN

> 7. Change to work group and all will be well

 

[PeeCee]

"Kenny Cargill" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message

news:-4KdnQA0Pvj8LWzWnZ2dnUVZ7oadnZ2d@brightview.com...

> New PC using Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, hard wired to 3 Com wireless

> modem/router.

> Older PC using XP Pro/SP3, wirelessly connected to same router.

> Both can access the internet but can't get them to "see" each other.

> Trying to set up from Win 7 nothing happens, when I run the Network

> Troubleshooter it tells me I need ipv6, that it's not installed but it

> definitely is!

> If i run the Network Setup wizard in XP then bring the pen drive to the

> Win 7 and run the netsetup file I get an unspecified error.

> Have Zone Alarm Free on both PC's and have set up a trusted zone on each

> with a range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.6.

> I thought Win 7 was supposed to make home networking easier, not harder!

> I can't find a network setup wizard in Win 7?

> Help appreciated.

>

> Kenny







Kenny



Uninstall Zone Alarm.



Paul.