home network

[Eg0Death]

You probably have to have administrative access to the sytem to change the workgroup.  Also, what version of Vista are you using (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate)?

[lavender]

i am a new vista user ...i know pretty little about most of the operations so plz be patient 

i have adminstrator access to both my network and all the computers using the network

[Saviour]

Your computer name and workgroup can be anything you want to name them...

Just make sure you remember the names...so you may want to write them down.

[Eg0Death]

"The name of this computer has been changed.  You must restart this computer for the name change to take effect before you can change its domain membership." 

I saw the workgroup field was greyed out and jumped to a conclusion.  You have to reboot your computer after changing the name.  After that you should be able to change the workgroup.

[lavender]

 

i did restart my computer...its just the picture i took before i really did


one thing to add, i use a wireless network does it make any difference !

[Eg0Death]

Oh, OK.  Well, you have Windows Vista Home Premium.  Home versions can't join a Domain, so you only have the workgroup option. 

(I see you have a Fujitsu T8300.  How do you like it?  I have an old S-2110 that I'm still quite fond of.)

[lavender]

Oh, OK.  Well, you have Windows Vista Home Premium.  Home versions can't join a Domain, so you only have the workgroup option. 

(I see you have a Fujitsu T8300.  How do you like it?  I have an old S-2110 that I'm still quite fond of.)

its fine..i like it but i'll like it even more when i add up some more ram

[Eg0Death]

What workgroup are the other computers on? 

[lavender]

they both have the same group name...

its easier to set an adhoc network but i also dont know where to put the shared files

[Eg0Death]

I'm a little fuzzy with Vista.  I skipped it and went to Server 2008. :-) 

Anyway . . . Go to the Control Panel and look at Network and Sharing Center.  Which features are turned on there?

[lavender]

all accept for media sharing

[Eg0Death]

Is that on just the Fujitsu or both computers?  I guess I don't know - what operating system is on the second computer?

[lavender]

the other one runs xp.. so far, i can see the workgroup in the xp and cant connect...in the vista, i dont even see the computer

[Eg0Death]

You'll need Link-Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) installed on your XP machine along with a pile of other minor irritants that need to be resolved before they will share with each other.  Read about the other irritants here.

[lavender]

i already have LLTD but vista still cant see the xp