> I am trying to run XP in Virtual PC on a Vista PC.
> From the XP I cannot see any other network items or computers. From the
> Vista host I can map a drive to the XP, but not the otherway round. I
> cannot
> map from XP to any shared folder on any PC.
>
> I need to map a USB flash drive within XP in virtual PC, but I can't as XP
> won't see anything outside XP. IP address is OK, as is workgroup.

> "Doug" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > I am trying to run XP in Virtual PC on a Vista PC.
> > From the XP I cannot see any other network items or computers. From the
> > Vista host I can map a drive to the XP, but not the otherway round. I
> > cannot
> > map from XP to any shared folder on any PC.
> >
> > I need to map a USB flash drive within XP in virtual PC, but I can't as XP
> > won't see anything outside XP. IP address is OK, as is workgroup.
>
> Have you forgotten to enable Network Discovery on your Vista machine...?
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

>No, Network Discovery is ON. The Vista sees all computers on the network and
>the other computers also see all PCs including the Vista.
>
>The XP in VPC, when I click "My Network Places", shows only Shared Docs on
>the virtual PC.
>If I then click "View workgroup computers" I get "Workgroup is nat
>accessible. You might not have permission...".
>All computers are in WORKGROUP workgroup.
>
>I have used setup a home network on the virtual PC. I have also turned off
>Windows Firewall but it makes no difference.

> On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:30:01 -0700, Doug
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>No, Network Discovery is ON. The Vista sees all computers on the network
>>and
>>the other computers also see all PCs including the Vista.
>>
>>The XP in VPC, when I click "My Network Places", shows only Shared Docs on
>>the virtual PC.
>>If I then click "View workgroup computers" I get "Workgroup is nat
>>accessible. You might not have permission...".
>>All computers are in WORKGROUP workgroup.
>>
>>I have used setup a home network on the virtual PC. I have also turned
>>off
>>Windows Firewall but it makes no difference.
>
> Are you using the host PC's NIC or Shared Networking on your VM? You
> need to select the host's NIC for host-guest communication.
> Have you verified that the VM is getting the correct IP info?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft.