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New Computer Blues.....

meggy said:
Seeing the names is good. I'll bet it's your permissions and security / C drive sharing. See below.

Is the new laptop set to Private or Public - it should match the other computers to be seen.

Then check your firewall that File & Print Sharing is allowed on Private or Public, whatever you're on.

Do you have the HP's Username and password in the other computers? At least have one common one like Administrator.

Is the new laptop's hard drive (C) shared?

Have you set the C drive's permissions and security to allow the common user on all devices you want to see each other?

Check if your HP's IP address scheme matches up with the rest of your network. From a command prompt type in ipconfig /all make sure the IP, subnet, gateway and DNS follow the same pattern. There's a space between ipconfig and all when typing.

It might look something like this:
192.168.1.118 (where the other computers will have a different number in the 4'th octet, but the first three placeholders should be the same. 192.168.1. xxx)
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1

You don't have to have static IP's set but the scheme needs to match up. If your new HP is running through a secondary switch or extender or device of some sort before it reaches the common router, the HP's subnet or gateway might pickup slightly different numbers. 192.168.3.1 won't automatically see the other computers unless you specifically tell your router to allow it.

Also, you might look in Services and turn both Function Discovery services, SSDP discovery and UpNP to on and restart automatically.
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That will be for another day. Still doing a restore on the older desktop.
Was doing the IP address step and messed up somehow. Could only get on my email and Facebook all others would not connect.
The new computer was not effected.

Thanks
 
At the moment there is literally nothing W11 does that a Linux variant can't do that I need. I don't need copilot, recall, whatever security and privacy nightmare they're trying to push.

Win7 is the last Windows I'll ever have used, and it lives on nicely in some VMs.

The grass IS greener...
 
The problem with "uninstalling" onedrive, is that windows updates will put it back and enable it.

The last 50 or so computers I've deployed at work get the process disabled in task manager, from the "startup" section.

It can update and install new versions all it wants, but they are disabled.

I can't stand edge, especially it'd default, difficult to exit full screen mode, so I disable that as well.

If you use chrome, it does the same thing. Again, turn off the "extension" or it will reinstall during an update, if you delete it.
 
I know what your talking about.

Every time there is an update on my computers have to go in and stop Edge. I have little luck stopping it. Seems CTRL ALT Delete and go to startup, disable even thou it is still marked it is gets activated next update....
 
meggy said:
Seeing the names is good. I'll bet it's your permissions and security / C drive sharing. See below.

Is the new laptop set to Private or Public - it should match the other computers to be seen.

Then check your firewall that File & Print Sharing is allowed on Private or Public, whatever you're on.

Do you have the HP's Username and password in the other computers? At least have one common one like Administrator.

Is the new laptop's hard drive (C) shared?

Have you set the C drive's permissions and security to allow the common user on all devices you want to see each other?

Check if your HP's IP address scheme matches up with the rest of your network. From a command prompt type in ipconfig /all make sure the IP, subnet, gateway and DNS follow the same pattern. There's a space between ipconfig and all when typing.

It might look something like this:
192.168.1.118 (where the other computers will have a different number in the 4'th octet, but the first three placeholders should be the same. 192.168.1. xxx)
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1

You don't have to have static IP's set but the scheme needs to match up. If your new HP is running through a secondary switch or extender or device of some sort before it reaches the common router, the HP's subnet or gateway might pickup slightly different numbers. 192.168.3.1 won't automatically see the other computers unless you specifically tell your router to allow it.

Also, you might look in Services and turn both Function Discovery services, SSDP discovery and UpNP to on and restart automatically.
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Having set the three computers on both options when trying before. Public and Private and sharing removed password even. Even had all three computers running at desk and confirmed all were set the same. The IPV4 are all the same except the last set of numbers. It is set to auto on all three. Discovery turned on too.
Have not messed with it today other issues first.

Messed up the IPV4 address on one computer yesterday that my needed attention. Plus getting the printer and scanner up and running right.

Will check on the last suggestions about settings for discovery later.



Thanks again


Will check the discovery services for SSDP and UpNP later.
Going out for a bit.
 
One other thing I've found helps sometimes when PC's refuse to be seen or open in a network - try renaming the computer giving you trouble.
 
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