Why can’t my Vista Laptop access another computer on a network?
Posted by Printer | Posted in Computer Networking | Posted on 20-03-2010
I have an HP Laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit.
I am working on an office network of about 20 computers. I am currently restricted from accessing certain other computers. I need access to another XP machine on the network that is connected to a Dymo label printer. I cannot install this printer on my computer until I have access to the other XP machine.
On the main server, I went into Active Directory Users and Computers, checked my user properties, and added myself to several groups to be identical to another person who has access to everything I need.
It’s still not giving me access – when I double click the computer on the network, it asks for username and password and does not let me in.
Any suggestions?
I tried changing the domain settings, but it only has a box for workgroup – it says “You cannot join a computer running Windows Vista Home Premium to a domain”