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Well that didn't solve the problem as I started getting issues with sharing from the Win7 PC to the Vista PC. So I changed the Win7 PC name back. The first problem then returned. I tried Ipconfig /release and Ipconfig /renew (running cmd.exe as administrator) but that didn't fix it. Using Net...

Are you suggesting that this could be a name resolution issue? If so, I changed the computer name of the Windows 7 PC and I can now share files with it even when booting the Vista PC first. So it's working - for now. But I may be back. Thanks guys.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm going to try them out tomorrow and report back - I'm fed up with the problem at the moment so am going to leave it for a couple of days!

Hi all, I have a Laptop running Vista Ultimate 32 bit & a Desktop running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. File sharing & Network discovery is enabled on both Machines. They are both members of the same Workgroup. The problem is that I can only access files on the Win7 PC from the Vista PC if I...

Ok, thanks for the info and advice. Cheers, Jeff

Just looked at the system requirements for Ability Office and it seems ideal. Unfortunately it's not free. We may consider installing the trial version and leave it up to the end user to decide about buying the full version. Thanks.

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. Abiword is just the type of app I'm looking for. It's opening up in a flash even on an old Pentium II. Now if I can just find replacements for Excel, Access and Powerpoint! I like Gnumeric spreadsheet for Linux but it's not available for windows. If...

I'm currently refurbishing a number of old PCs which have been donated to the charity I work for. A typical specification would be Pentium II 500Mhz with 256Mb Ram and 10Gb Hard Disk. I'm therefore looking for free office software which can run on a low power system. Most of these PCs are...

I recently began working as a volunteer trainer so I'm currently working my way through a workbook for Access 2002. In one of the sections the student is asked to type 'how do I print?' in Microsoft Help. With access 2002 the first suggestion is 'How do I print a database object?'. This seems...

Ok I've fixed it! I tried using a wireless 'b' PCMCIA card and it works faultlessly. I've no idea why the wireless 'g' adapters didn't work. Both routers are wireless b/g. Thanks everyone for your interest.

Yes, on the rare occasions that I get connected speed is very slow but signal strength is excellent. I've tried winsockfix but still no luck. Other strange issues - yes the DVD-ROM drive was playing up (wouldn't eject, no fles displayed in windows explorer) but it's OK now. I'm going to try a...

Yes i was thinking a lack of power may be the problem. However, I've just installed a USB wireless adapter and am getting exactly the same problem. The card will occasionally connect but internet browsing is very slow. Signal strength, though, is reported as excellent.

OK thanks for your help.

Device manager reports that the card is working properly. However I've just started having problems with my DVD-ROM drive (won't eject disk, no files on DVD in windows explorer) and am wondering whether maybe there is some sort of conflict. I'll try a USB adapter which will hopefully remedy...

Thanks for your help vacunita. As far as I know the router gives access to any device which provides the correct WEP key. The router has given separate IP addresses to each laptop. I have tried both laptops on a friends router and got the same problem i.e. one laptop worked and the other...

Without making any changes I just managed to get a connection but the speed was very slow. I then tried it again about 5 times but with no success.

The wireless settings are the same as my other laptop. A WEP key is required but this has been entered correctly and I have double checked this. The Wireless Network appears in the 'Wireless Network Connection' box but when I try to connect I get an error message saying that the connection...

Windows XP Home I recently bought a Belkin PCMCIA wireless 802.11g network card. I have tried to use this card with my laptop but cannot get it to work. The PCMCIA card works on my other laptop (which has a built in wireless adapter - I switched this off to test the card). I have tried...

I've disabled the fasterfox add-on and this seems to have solved the problem.

Thanks. I've tried those tweaks but the problem is stil there. In safe mode with networking it works fine.