Re: Vista cannot access Windows 2000

5 Oct 2008 11:40 PM

linda kt

Did you ever get an answer or figure out the problem? I have the same
@#*%### problem!

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"Victek" wrote:

> > Victek wrote:
> >> The action "times out" and Vista says it can't access XXXX (the win2000
> >> pc's name). I don't remember the exact wording, sorry. If I tell Vista
> >> to fix it the fix fails with the message that XXXX does not respond to
> >> ping. I had already tried unsuccessfully to ping XXXX from the Vista
> >> command line so I know this is correct.
> >
> > From the limited amount you've told us my first guess would be that there
> > is a "security suite" (e.g. McAfee, Norton) running on the Win2K box which
> > has a firewall. It certainly isn't an OS incompatibility, although
> > network browsing is sometimes hampered by the fact that the default
> > workgroup names are different.
> >
> > Have you tried pinging the IP address instead of the name?
> >
> > Phil, London
> >
> Yes, the same McAfee security suite is installed on both computers. The
> firewalls are enabled and the LAN's IP address range is entered as "trusted"
> in the networks section of both. The Vista firewall is turned off. The
> fact that the Win2000 box can access the Vista shares indicates that the
> McAfee firewall on Vista is not creating a problem. Since the firewall is
> configured the same way in Win2000 isn't it reasonable to think that it is
> not preventing Vista from accessing the shares? Still, when I have an
> opportunity I will turn it off just to see. Yes, I have tried pinging the
> Win2000 IP from Vista and cannot do so successfully (100% loss). The
> workgroup name is simply "workgroup" and it is the same on both machines.
>
>

24 Oct 2008 7:48 PM

Bellman

We have the same problem.
The W2K machine can see the Vista machine in the Workgroup, but the Vista
machine can't even see the W2K machine, let alone try to access any of its
shares.

O/S incompatability?

25 Oct 2008 1:19 PM

linda kt

I know this is not very helpful, but after 3 weeks of wasted time and effort,
I returned the new Dell computer to Sam's Club where I bought it and they
took it back, no questions asked. Vista was a nightmare, the problems with
my W2K computers was not the only one. As I read in "help" I could install
W2K on the new machine. But after I did, there were no drivers so I could
not access my LAN or even the Internet. When my husband saw me in tears of
frustration, he finally convinced me that we should take the computer back.
I don't like to give up, but 3 weeks of my time, and backing things up to
empty DVD's (because Vista hides files, as I found out later), and on and on
and on....I gave up.

If you try to install W2K, make sure you have access to the new drivers you
will need....if they exist.

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"Bellman" wrote:

> We have the same problem.
> The W2K machine can see the Vista machine in the Workgroup, but the Vista
> machine can't even see the W2K machine, let alone try to access any of its
> shares.
>
> O/S incompatability?
>
>

25 Oct 2008 7:50 PM

Steve Winograd

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:48:01 -0700, Bellman
<Bell***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>We have the same problem.
>The W2K machine can see the Vista machine in the Workgroup, but the Vista
>machine can't even see the W2K machine, let alone try to access any of its
>shares.
>
>O/S incompatability?

Vista, 2000, and XP are fully compatible for file sharing.

Check the W2K machine to see if it has a firewall program that's
blocking access from Vista.

Can Vista ping the W2k machine by IP address and by computer name?

How are you trying to see W2K from Vista? What exactly happens when
you do it.?

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