[RTTY] Help, just a tad off topic

[Jim Littlefield]

You could just upgrade the win7 license to Home Premium to get the missing functionality. 

- Jim WN1X

On Jul 11, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Phil Sussman <psussman at pactor.com> wrote:

> Well, to my chagrin, I actually found out what's going on.
> 
> My WIN7 is WIN7 'starter' and all the file sharing, networking,
> and print sharing is DISABLED in this version. 
> 
> So, I can't do anything because my machine is NOT capable of 
> upgrade and the ability to 'direct connect' or 'sharing' is
> limited only to HOMEGROUPS. (eg. higher end WIN7 machines) I
> can JOIN one, but I can't create one!
> 
> Currently I'm throwing up over the waste (won't take it back)
> and vow to only log on paper, eh?
> 
> Thanks to all -- especially Bill Gates, and the 'one-way'
> starter ware!
> 
> 73 de Phil - N8PS
> 
> ------------
> 
> Quoting Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>:
> 
>> See what the network group is.  Right-click on My Computer and then
>> Proporties.
>> 
>> Make sure they are all "MSHOME" or "WORKGROUP" - they must be the
>> same.  WORKGROUP used to be the default in earlier Windows versions,
>> but it changed to MSHOME somewhere along the line.
>> 
>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>> 
>> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Phil Sussman <psussman at pactor.com> wrote:
>>> I've recently changed my logging computer to WIN7,
>>> and it will access my Wi-Fi access to the internet.
>>> 
>>> But it can't access any of the other (4) XP machines
>>> on the network. Nor can I print or exchange files.
>>> The machine name DOES show up on all the XP's network
>>> connections screens -- but I get an access denied
>>> when I try to connect.
>>> 
>>> Yeah, I tried all the fixes that I could find. Everything
>>> is in the same workgroup -- and this is WIN 7 basic, so no
>>> way to adjust some of the other hints.
>>> 
>>> I've checked all the permissions that I can find without
>>> result.
>>> 
>>> On the WIN7 side of things I can't install a network
>>> printer -- because the network can't be found. Even when
>>> the printer name and route are entered -- the network
>>> remains unlocated.
>>> 
>>> We're using a linksys RT54 and there is an IP address
>>> in the routing table -- and internet access does work.
>>> 
>>> Using the IP route, I can access the router, but no access
>>> to any of the other XP computer IP addresses in the table.
>>> 
>>> Four hours later I'm tired and frustrated.
>>> 
>>> Any help on this?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> de Phil - N8PS
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>> 
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