Vista Home Basics supports Workgroup networking?

Can Vista Home Basics supports simple Workgroup networking for sharing of
Printers and Internet resources?

In article <A1182C0B-0269-4FCC-BE0B-442004E05AB7@microsoft.com>,
AlvinGoh <AlvinGoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Can Vista Home Basics supports simple Workgroup networking for sharing of
>Printers and Internet resources?

Yes. All versions of Vista work the same in workgroup networking.
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Thanks Steve.
I posted this questions because the dealer claims that Vista Home Basics and
Premium do not have any networking capabilities at ALL and asking me to go
for a higher version of Vista.....what a misleading remarks they have made...

Best Regards
Alvin Goh

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <A1182C0B-0269-4FCC-BE0B-442004E05AB7@microsoft.com>,
> AlvinGoh <AlvinGoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >Can Vista Home Basics supports simple Workgroup networking for sharing of
> >Printers and Internet resources?
>
> Yes. All versions of Vista work the same in workgroup networking.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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>

In article <372087A1-6174-4C79-9D28-09EE54FEAB09@microsoft.com>,
AlvinGoh <AlvinGoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >Can Vista Home Basics supports simple Workgroup networking for sharing of
>> >Printers and Internet resources?
>>
>> Yes. All versions of Vista work the same in workgroup networking.
>
>Thanks Steve.
>I posted this questions because the dealer claims that Vista Home Basics and
>Premium do not have any networking capabilities at ALL and asking me to go
>for a higher version of Vista.....what a misleading remarks they have made...
>
>Best Regards
>Alvin Goh

You're welcome, Alvin. The Home versions can't join a domain, which
is a type of network used mostly by large businesses, universities,
etc. Perhaps that's what the dealer was thinking of.

FYI, here's a chart that shows the capabilities of the Vista versions:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ns/choose.mspx
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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