Solved Windows 8 and Home Networking with XP Units.

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I have read many many posts, on this Forum and others, of users claiming to have solved the problem of using Windows 8 and XP on Home Networks and, unfortunately, I am inclined to disbelieve anyone who says they have solved this. :D

I personally believe this is NOT POSSIBLE, but would appreciate a step by step guide I could use.

I should add however that my network, 1 Windows 8, 3 XP, 1 Laptop with Windows 7, 1 laptop with Linux, all did work until recently, so I think it is one of the Windows 8 updates have screwed up the system.

At about the same time I also started receiving notifications from Microsoft that XP would no longer be supported after April, so maybe there is something intentional here.

Cheers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop G62
I have never had issues with networking between XP & newer versions of Windows. A lot is that people forget or not blame, is the firewall stops them from sharing between computers. Especially if they use some Third party software.

As long as you are not doing something unusual with the OS versions. It is pretty much straight forward.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
As I said, it worked fine until recently.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop G62
As I said, it worked fine until recently.
Until recently what??? There is no conspiracy theory between the EOL on XP and your problem. XP will continue to work after the EOSD (End Of Support Date).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
I have used the same network configuration for a long time, many years, and even after I upgraded my one laptop to Windows 8 everything continued to work, but suddenly, with no changes, except for Windows updates, it quit.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop G62
To stress again, I never made any changes to my Network and it just quit working, but I have rectified this now.

What I tried was to add the Windows 8 laptop IP Address to the Hosts File in each of the other PC's on my Network, and I added the IP Addresses of each of these other PC's to the Hosts File on my Windows 8 laptop.

I hope this helps someone.

Cheers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop G62
Most of those "quit working" problems can be fixed by running the sfc /scannow command. Adding those IP's to the host file may fix the problem as a work around to the actual problem. Of course those IP's would need to be static or fixed IP's so they don't change.

It's even possible to access Library shares from XP and Vista when there is a Homegroup set up between Windows 8 and 7 machines. You basically just need to create standard user accounts on the Homegroup machines for the users who require access. The following link explains the details.

How do I make Windows 7 HomeGroup content accessible to Vista and XP? - TechRepublic
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
Thank you for the reply.

The first thing I did when I encountered the problem was to run the System File Checker.

Cheers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop G62
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