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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Dichotomy on October 20, 2010, 11:02:18 AM

Title: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: Dichotomy on October 20, 2010, 11:02:18 AM: we're starting to integrate 7 at work and running some programs in XP mode but all attempts to log on to the network fail. And guess who gets to figure it out? Any ideas?
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: columbus on October 20, 2010, 11:28:45 AM: you have to go into network settings and set the discovery on and turn off all the protections.
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: Ghosth on October 21, 2010, 03:48:29 PM: Win 7 does not like to share with XP, even bandwidth.
My son in law connects his win 7 netbook and my ping to HTC goes from 60 - 80 to 260 - 500.
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: Dichotomy on October 21, 2010, 03:51:54 PM: good thing they don't let me play at work huh? Still Googling potential solutions but I have a low threshold for help sites with popups
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: AAJagerX on October 21, 2010, 04:58:40 PM: Are you using wireless adapters for the Win 7 machines?
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: RTHolmes on October 22, 2010, 04:08:20 AM: I'm hearing of some real nightmares with win 7 network browsing and discovery, especially with older windows versions and linux servers. havent had a chance to test it properly on our network yet but am gathering info in the meantime.

let us know how you fix it :aok
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: Ghastly on October 22, 2010, 06:08:37 PM: Disable IPv6. Otherwise, some really really wierd things can happen...

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Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: Dichotomy on October 25, 2010, 09:10:13 AM: Quote from: AAJagerX on October 21, 2010, 04:58:40 PM
Are you using wireless adapters for the Win 7 machines?

no, I don't allow wireless at the office for any reason.

Will advise when I get it running right.
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: cattb on October 25, 2010, 08:43:33 PM: Quote from: Ghastly on October 22, 2010, 06:08:37 PM
Disable IPv6. Otherwise, some really really wierd things can happen...

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I had poblems connecting to 2003 server with Windows 7 and that was the trick, Disabling IPv6.
Title: Re: Windows 7 on XP network
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on October 26, 2010, 09:42:24 AM: Quote from: cattb on October 25, 2010, 08:43:33 PM
I had poblems connecting to 2003 server with Windows 7 and that was the trick, Disabling IPv6.

First thing I do with any win7 home installation: Disable everything except ipv4 from networking, then remove remote differential compression from add/remove windows components. Obviously for business use you'll want to leave microsoft networking enabled and perhaps also the compression, it only hogs cpu and creates an extra delay to packets which is no biggie outside of internet gaming.