Solution
For computers running Windows XP to appear on the Network Map diagram, you must download and install the LLTD Responder component for WindowsXP. With the LLTD Responder, a computer running Windows XP can respond to other Windows Vista computers on the network that are attempting to create a network map.
To install the LLTD Responder to a computer running Windows XP
1. Download the update for Windows XP from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70582
2. Run the update on the computer running Windows XP that you want to appear on the Network Map.
3. On the Software Update Installation Wizard, click Next.
4. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, and if you agree to the terms, click I Agree, and then click Next.
5. On the final page of the wizard, click Finish.
6. If you are prompted to do so, restart your computer. 7. After your computer running Windows XP restarts, generate a new Network Map with the computer running Windows XP included.
Download and install Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) onto the WinXP machines. This enables the network map in Vista to show all machines on the network.
I’ve done all of this, I even ensured I downloaded version 6 of the LLTD. It’s baffling; if I do a network map in Vista I can all of the items. But if I just try to normally view the network through either Windows Explorer or by double clicking on the Network Icon, the only computer that shows up is the Vista machine I’m on.
Thanks for the help. I can see my XP machine with my Vista machine. How do I enable all file sharing so I can see all of my XP files instead of just the Shared Documents?
Wow. Good thing MS-Windows is so user friendly, otherwise people might be tempted to use Linux or OSX
ping for later