I purchased a HP laptop w/Vista and am trying to connect it to my network. Following the regular procedures, my main XP machine can't see the new laptop and the Vista laptop nor the the other way around. I purchased the Belkin transfer cable and software and that fails to connect the new Vista laptop to either of my other XP computers using the USB cable they provide either! Any ideas? Should I remove Norton from the Laptop?

Can you ping each other by IP? If not, turn off the firewall for a test. This search result may help,
Vista issuesStep by step troubleshooting . ... Both Vista and XP have been enabled the file sharing and the windows ... Troubleshooting Vista Remote Access Issues ... chicagotech.net/vista/vistanetissues.htm
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on HowToNetworking.com "Pete McAlpine" <Pete McAlpine discussions.microsoft.com> I purchased a HP laptop w/Vista and am trying to connect it to my network. Following the regular procedures, my main XP machine can't see the new laptop and the Vista laptop nor the the other way around. I purchased the Belkin transfer cable and software and that fails to connect the new Vista laptop to either of my other XP computers using the USB cable they provide either! Any ideas? Should I remove Norton from the Laptop?

Hi Pete,
I had exactly the same issues as your self, i posted it in this topic how I sorted the problem out.
Home network with xp and vista it is possible! windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing&mid=ce665d11-13ed-4354-8446-548b82e3a81a
Linda
"Pete McAlpine" wrote: