Windows 7 and networking

fbg40 | 13:41 Wed 13th Oct 2010 | Computers

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Just a quickie - I am running XP on both my PC and the wife's lappy on a home network. Can I assume that if I want to upgrade to Windows 7, I will have to upgrade both the PC and the lappy ?
TIA
FBG40

Chuck/SB..must be doing something wrong here

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ChuckFickens

Nope, all versions of windows will talk to each other quite happily if properly setup.

fbg40

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WOW !!!! Such a quick response Chuck, many thanks. Yuo've put my mind at rest.
Thanks again
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BigDave44

One proviso, which I'm sure Chuck will explain better than I can!

Remote desktop is only included in the Professional, Business, or Ultimate versions of Windows 7 not the Home editions.

ChuckFickens

that's the same for XP and vista too.

ChuckFickens

Actually the one thing that causes an problem for a lot of people is MS changing the default name of the workgroup from workgroup (XP) to MShome (win7) but all that needs to be done is change one or the other so they both match.

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Thanks for all the info chaps - greatly appreciated.
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