Sukasa Level: 123 Posts: 3586/4326 EXP: 20936853 For next: 294413 Since: 07-07-07 Since last post: 1.1 years Last activity: 1.1 years	Posted on 12-19-11 07:31:04 PM Link | Quote
	You can't even ping? That sounds less like a Win7/WinXP compatibility issue and more an issue with the network itself. You should be able to ping the computers just fine, because they should both be compatible with TCP/IP and IPv4. ____________________ Insert witty text here

Lyskar 12210 -The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without- Level: 192 Posts: 10710/12211 EXP: 99326561 For next: 547010 Since: 07-03-07 From: 52-2-88-7 Since last post: 7.4 years Last activity: 7.3 years

Posted on 12-20-11 09:00:22 PM Link | Quote

Stats Time/Date 12-20-11 03:00:22 PM Posts 10710 Days Here 1631 Level 153 Metal_Man88's Post You can right click 'My Computer' and set the Windows 7 computers to the same homegroup as the XP ones. Voila, done. Go to the 'Network' part on the Explorer Window and enable file sharing discovery if needed. 7 actually fixes the 'wait forever and freeze due to network' problem, so it's actually pretty pleasant to use with XP file sharing. ____________________ Life is not an either-or proposition. Eisnaught - SSQ² - Mobius Roleplay - SSS

Liliana "A horrible person". That's what it says. "A horrible person." We weren't even testing for that. Level: NaN Posts: 3747/-3841 EXP: NaN For next: 0 Since: 07-23-07 Since last post: 10.3 years Last activity: 10.1 years	Posted on 12-26-11 04:13:03 PM Link | Quote
	Amusingly, I set up the virtual PC with XP inside, and it worked on the first try. Of course, it's a bit cumbersome switching between the Windows 7 host and Windows XP guest, but otherwise this is a really viable method. That shows me something's seriously wrong with 7. ____________________