'Windows 7' network problem.

[effpeetee]

Recently I installed the Windows7 beta on my PC. Generally I have been pleased with the experience, but I lost the network connection to my Laptop.

I have been trying on and off for three days to get it working, just the printer initially, but with no success. I have to admit to a totally poor experience with networking in general, but I have usually got it working, at least for the printer after much sweating and not a little swearing.:D
The laptop has Windows Vista Home Premium. All options have been allowed total access. I cannot even see the Laptop from the PC but I can see the PC from the Laptop.:mad:

Broadband wireless internet is working OK.

Someone please throw me a lifebelt, I'm going down for the third time!!!
Frank:eek:

[effpeetee]

I have been to the Windows 7 blog, It is obvious that it is a common problem Nobody seems to have an answer, all of the queries have a 0 (zero) in the answers column.

Frank

[foaman]

i use windows 7 beta at work we are a gold certified MS partner so we get all the beta .iso's way ahead of time. i am using it in a domain envirnment and can see all the other PC's. i have been running it for a few months now. have you enabled 'network discovery' in the network and sharing section?

[effpeetee]

i use windows 7 beta at work we are a gold certified MS partner so we get all the beta .iso's way ahead of time. i am using it in a domain envirnment and can see all the other PC's. i have been running it for a few months now. have you enabled 'network discovery' in the network and sharing section?
Hello foaman.

Yes, I have done all that is required. Nothing works. I previously had Windows 7 beta on this PC talking to my Laptop with Vista on it. I installed Windows 7 on the laptop yesterday and cannot get the system to work. Mainly, all I want to use is the printer. No luck with that. The Windows 7 blog is no help. Many questions on this same subject with 0 (zero) answers even as long as three weeks ago. No one seems to know!

There obviously is some sort of problem.

Frank

[Apostropartheid]

Hmm, have you tried joining them to the same Homegroup?

[effpeetee]

Hmm, have you tried joining them to the same Homegroup?
Hi1 Cyan.

Yes I have tried as far as I can. After many hours I still cannot get it to work. One of the computers tells me that it is unable to run the network.

I have just re-installed Windows 7 on the two machines and will try again tomorrow. One of my main problems is that following the instructions, I do not get the same reference words on the forms presented, as they say. This means that i have to guess.

Obviously I am guessing wrong. It's the story of my life. Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho!, It's off to work we go.........................

I'm open to suggestions. Well most of them anyway.

Frank.(ly I'm frustrated.)

[spottydog]

Why don't you give Microsoft a call? You can get their number from their website. They will probably want to charge you, but if you tell them it was all working right up until there was a Windows Update, it becomes their problem. Worth a try anyway.

[foaman]

i am not sure if they will help troubleshoot a beta product but it might be worth a call.

[effpeetee]

i am not sure if they will help troubleshoot a beta product but it might be worth a call.

Thank you all, but I have chickened out and re-installed Vista.:D

I'll wait for the RC1 version of Windows 7 and try again.:rolleyes:

Frank