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  1. franket

    Connecting Vista laptop to XP desktop

    Thanks, tlcscousin and linney. I've tried all the suggestions from linney, and there's no change. Regarding firewalls and AV, i'm running Norton Corporate on the XP and McAfee Enterprise on the Vista laptop. Windows firewall is running on both. I've read through linney's links, and I tried...
  2. franket

    Connecting Vista laptop to XP desktop

    I'm trying to connect a new laptop running Vista Home Premium to a desktop machine running XP Pro over a home network with a d-link DI-524 router. Both computers are in the same work group. Initially, I could not see the desktop at all. However, I've run through the various similar questions...
  3. franket

    Numeric key pad lock on at startup

    I'm more familiar with editing the registry, so I took that approach. It worked. Thanks.
  4. franket

    Numeric key pad lock on at startup

    When XP Pro starts up, the numeric key pad lock is on by default. I prefer this on my desktop machine, but on laptops and tablets it is a nuisance because the logon password is affected by it. How can I change the default setting on the portable machines (without a separate numeric keypad) so...
  5. franket

    Moving Laptop from XP Domain to Workgroup Environments

    That's what I'm doing, and it does get me connected in either location. However, that is putting me into another profile, where most of the settings (from control panel, etc.) are different--for example, Start Menu settings, Favorites folder, screen saver, options in MS Word. Maybe I'm...
  6. franket

    Moving Laptop from XP Domain to Workgroup Environments

    Has anyone discovered a simple and elegant way for mobile users to move between a domain-based work environment and a workgroup-based home environment? At work we have recently implemented domains. As a result I can no longer see files on my home XP Pro desktop computer over my wireless...

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