My IT guy at work and I tried to connect to it but we haven't had any luck any suggestions would be great.
PS I have a Vista upgrade coming to me will that help?
2007-01-23 14:55:41 · 5 answers · asked by Mastro 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Microsoft, in its all-know quest for profits, intentionally stripped most of the networking features (such as joining a Windows Domain or using Active Directory) from Windows XP Home to force people to buy the more expensive Windows XP Professional. As for Vista, it would largely depend on which of the four versions of Windows Vista they'll be sending you. If you they send you either the Business or Ultimate versions then yes, that should fix the problem of connecting, but will create many other problems. Either of the Home versions of Vista will have the same problems as XP Home.
2007-01-23 15:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by russell.ault 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that XP Home is not network friendly. I don't have it, but that's what I have read. Don't know anything about Vista, but I would think it would work.
2007-01-23 15:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by broncoguy75048 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home ed. has no ability to join a domain - which is probably what your work place has.
The only way this would work is to have some type of VPN - there are free ones out there.
One of them is: Tight VNC http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html
2007-01-23 15:38:34 · answer #3 · answered by sosguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista will kill your laptop for 100% sure connect the laptop too ethernet
2007-01-23 15:01:03 · answer #4 · answered by me and you 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to control panel,click on Internet options, then connections,then LAN, check the box to automatically detect settings
2007-01-23 15:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by Roadman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋