PCMike
Sat Jun 07 07:35:00 PDT 2008
Hi, Steve:
You're right---I was using My Network Places to "see" and connect to the
other PCs. I did what you said and added ONE of my other PCs in Explorer.
It's such a hassle trying to remember what the names of my other PCs are, but
at least that tip worked. As I said before, all was well until SP3 was
installed. Maybe I'll uninstall SP3...?! Thanks for all your help in this.
"Steve Winograd" wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:51:03 -0700, PC Mike
> <PCMike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi Steve:
> > I do not get any errors at all. SP3 PC only connects to 2 PCs and nothing
> >else. I've tried "Add Network Place", "Network Setup", and "New Connection
> >Wizard" but they don't solve the problem. As I'm writing this on my wife's
> >PC, I can connect to My PC, but from My PC, I am unable to connect to hers. I
> >connect as follows: The cable modem to the Server PC (just a regular XP SP2
> >PC, nothing special; I just call it a Server), then the Server to a 16-Port
> >10/100 Hub. Everyone else can connect to my PC, but I can only "see" 2 PCs:
> >The Server and my son's Vista Ultimate, non-SP1. I sure hope it's not an SP3
> >problem: my PC flies now!! Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
> >Mike
>
> Hi Mike. I'm not sure what you mean when you say that you can only
> "see" 2 PCs. How are you trying to see them? What exactly are you
> doing?
>
> Are you using My Network Places? In my experience, network access
> through My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend
> not using it. You can spend a lot of time trying to troubleshoot and
> fix My Network Places, but I don't think it's worth the effort.
>
> To access another computer, click Start > Run, type the other
> computer's name in the box in this format, and click OK:
>
> \\computer
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)