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| Thread ID: 127518 | 2012-10-28 03:44:00 | Anyone networking Windows 8 and a previous version of Windows? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | Press F1 |
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| 1309225 | 2012-10-28 03:44:00 | Just noticed here (I've got Win8 Pro on this, and Vista on the other PC). That if I try and access the shared folder I created in Vista from Win8, it says path not found. Even tho I created the shortcut to the shared folder (from shell:sendto in Win8, so its on the send to context menu). Every time I double click on the network icon on the desktop (in Win8 to go into the shared folder in Vista), it changes its mind lol. In the last say 10-15 mins, (I haven't rebooted), its given me a path not found error, then access, then path not found error again, then let me in the shared folder again! It looks like previous versions of Windows can get into a shared folder in Win8 no prob at all. But, sometimes Win8 cant access shared folders in previous versions of Windows. You may get in once, but I bet it'll say path not found sooner or later. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1309226 | 2012-10-28 04:38:00 | Networking Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers on this network, and haven't had an issue yet. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1309227 | 2012-10-28 07:26:00 | No problems here with networking win7 & 8. But funny how in explorer my sftpfs (eldos) link shows as "disconnected network drive", but it actually works fine? |
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| 1309228 | 2012-10-28 07:32:00 | Hmm I may have fixed the error. Vista has ethernet and wireless. When I installed the wireless, I forgot to change the NIC back to auto (it had a static ip). And so did the wireless. And I couldn't give the wireless a static address. It kept saying the adapter (it didn't say which adapter), didnt have a valid ip config (I think this happened, because both the NIC and wireless had static ips, (but the ethernet isn't plugged in). It probably confused windows, and it had a hissy fit / temper tantrum :lol: That may have been the prob Win8 was talking about, when it said the other computer had a prob |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1309229 | 2012-10-28 07:42:00 | Yeah I've done both sharing from Win 8 and with Win8, no worries, integrates with the WDTV without an issue too. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1309230 | 2012-10-28 18:27:00 | No problems with my win8 pro and our sbs2008 server which is based on vista. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1309231 | 2012-10-28 19:24:00 | Might be a time thing, if I wait long enough (after both boot into Windows it works). Just a few secs ago, the same error came up. Tried again, I got into the shared folder | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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