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seanmcq · 11-08-2007, 06:08 PM

Hmm, kind of (half) fixed the problem.

Seems it may have been a problem with NetBios. I checked the Event Viewer on my XP machine and saw that I was getting an error relating to NetBT "Initialization failed because the driver device could not be created." and when I tried a nbtstat - n, I was getting an error message. I ran a fix ("netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt") and then rebooted both machines.

I can now see Laptop from the "View Workgroup Computers" on the XP Desktop and can connect to it and view its shares. In the Network & Sharing Centre of the Vista Laptop, I can see Desktop on the Devices. However, here's the problem:

I can see the device listed as a Workgroup computer, but if I double click the icon or run \\desktop, I get a "device is not accessible" message. But, if I browse to the actual share name, it seems to open OK (e.g. \\desktop\downloads opens fine).

Weird...

11-08-2007, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
seanmcq Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP	Re: Can't get two computers networked!! Hmm, kind of (half) fixed the problem. Seems it may have been a problem with NetBios. I checked the Event Viewer on my XP machine and saw that I was getting an error relating to NetBT "Initialization failed because the driver device could not be created." and when I tried a nbtstat - n, I was getting an error message. I ran a fix ("netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt") and then rebooted both machines. I can now see Laptop from the "View Workgroup Computers" on the XP Desktop and can connect to it and view its shares. In the Network & Sharing Centre of the Vista Laptop, I can see Desktop on the Devices. However, here's the problem: I can see the device listed as a Workgroup computer, but if I double click the icon or run \\desktop, I get a "device is not accessible" message. But, if I browse to the actual share name, it seems to open OK (e.g. \\desktop\downloads opens fine). Weird...