Microsoft KB Archive/826812

= Windows XP Home Edition-Based Computers Cannot Detect Windows Millennium Edition-Based Computers on a Home Network =

Article ID: 826812

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you connect a Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition-based computer to a network that has Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition-based computers connected to it, the Windows XP Home Edition-based computer will be not be able to connect to any of the Windows Millennium Edition-based computers on the network.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the Windows Millennium Edition-based computers do not have the TCP/IP network protocol installed. By default, Windows XP uses the TCP/IP networking protocol to connect to other computers on a network.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, configure each Windows Millennium Edition-based computer to use the TCP/IP network protocol.

For each Windows Millennium Edition-based computer on the network, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Network, and then click the Network Configuration tab.
 * 3) Click Add, click Protocol, and then click Add.
 * 4) Click Microsoft, click TCP/IP, and then click OK.

For additional information about troubleshooting home network connections, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

308007 How to troubleshoot home networking in Windows XP

For additional information about accessing shared folders from a Windows Millennium Edition-based computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

266033 Cannot Connect to Subfolders Within a Password-Protected Share Folder

Additional query words: Winxp Winme millennium me

Keywords: kbprb KB826812

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