Error 0x80070035 again (network path not found)

GuiGuy · #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-2008

Sorry for posting yet again on this error, but I have exhausted every thread and topic I can find on the internet on the subject (including the ones listed elsewhere here), but nothing has helped me overcome it when sharing from a vista home premium box.

My network is

Three XP Pro machines
Two linux ubuntu (SAMBA) pcs, one acting as a file server
One VISTA HOME PREMIUM setup driving the home entertainment. I recently downgraded it from Windows XP MCE
NETCOMM NB9W Modem/ Router

The communication between the XP and linux PCs is fine.

From the VISTA box I can see the other PCs, I can ping them by IP address and name.
From the XP pcs I can see and ping the VISTA box by name and IP address.
From the Linux boxes I can see & ping the Vista PC

Internet access is fine from all PCs.

For the purpose of this exercise all firewalls are turned off.

I have tried static and dynamic IP addresses.

I believe public access and file sharing parameters on the VISTA pc are correct and certainly in line with advice I received from Microsoft when I paid for their foreign accent support

The rub is I cannot access shared folders to and from the vista PC. From the XP > VISTA I get "You might not have permission to access blah blah blah... network path not found"

From the Linux PCs I get a timed out.

From Vista to the other PCs I get 0x80070035 Network Path not found.

I feel this is the last gasp for me with Vista, but before I remove it and put XP MCE back this weekend maybe someone can suggest something I may have missed?

NB: I have tried both wired and wireless connections. I am confident the hardware is good.

T.I.A.

#2 (**permalink**) 01-24-2008

If creating the same username and password on both XP and Vista, can you
access now?

Cases: Vista networkingCases: Vista networking 2) If browsing in Vista
network, receive Network error: error code 0x80070035 - The network path was
not found. ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=356 - Similar pages

chicagotech.net :: View topic - Vista: The Network Path was not found
The Vista laptop when I > > have XP Pro loaded says it cannot access
\\Edward. Detail shows error code > > 0x80070035 The network path was not
found. ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...83bdd7 1c5ab4

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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"GuiGuy" <GuiGuy.33nq0g@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
news:GuiGuy.33nq0g@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Sorry for posting yet again on this error, but I have exhausted every
> thread and topic I can find on the internet on the subject (including
> the ones listed elsewhere here), but nothing has helped me overcome it
> when sharing from a vista home premium box.
>
> My network is
>
> - Three XP Pro machines
> - Two linux ubuntu (SAMBA) pcs, one acting as a file server
> - One VISTA HOME PREMIUM setup driving the home entertainment. I
> recently downgraded it from Windows XP MCE
> - NETCOMM NB9W Modem/ Router
>
>
> The communication between the XP and linux PCs is fine.
>
>
> - From the VISTA box I can see the other PCs, I can ping them by IP
> address and name.
> - From the XP pcs I can see and ping the VISTA box by name and IP
> address.
> - From the Linux boxes I can see & ping the Vista PC
>
>
> Internet access is fine from all PCs.
>
> FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXERCISE ALL FIREWALLS ARE TURNED OFF.
> I have tried static and dynamic IP addresses.
>
> I believe public access and file sharing parameters on the VISTA pc are
> correct and certainly in line with advice I received from Microsoft when
> I paid for their foreign accent support

>
> The rub is I cannot access shared folders to and from the vista PC.
> From the XP > VISTA I get "You might not have permission to access blah
> blah blah... network path not found"
>
> From the Linux PCs I get a timed out.
>
> From Vista to the other PCs I get 0x80070035 Network Path not found.
>
> I feel this is the last gasp for me with Vista, but before I remove it
> and put XP MCE back this weekend maybe someone can suggest something I
> may have missed?
>
> NB: I have tried both wired and wireless connections. I am confident
> the hardware is good.
>
> T.I.A.
>
>
> --
> GuiGuy
>
> The GuiGuy
> Worrigee, OZ
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

GuiGuy · #3 (**permalink**) 01-24-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

If creating the same username and password on both XP and Vista, can you
access now?

Thanks for the reply, Rob. Your name keeps popping up as I research this so you seem to have "The Knowledge"(?). But must be bored with this topic, eh?

Anyway.

Quote:

Cases: Vista networkingCases: Vista networking 2) If browsing in Vista network, receive Network error: error code 0x80070035 - The network path was not found. ... chicagotech.net :: View topic - Cases: Vista networking - Similar pages

I exhausted that thread without luck.

Quote:

chicagotech.net :: View topic - Vista: The Network Path was not found The Vista laptop when I > > have XP Pro loaded says it cannot access
\\Edward. Detail shows error code > > 0x80070035 The network path was not
found. ... chicagotech.net :: View topic - Vista: The Network Path was not found

... and that one <sigh>

However, I played with it this afternoon. On the Vista box

I removed the network hardware and drivers
I rebooted
Vista reinstalled the network PCI card & driver

At this point I was able to browse the other PCs from the Vista PC using IP addresses (read only. On the Linux/ Samba PC remote permissions for read/ write seemed to have no effect. I didn't bother with the XP PCs)

I rebooted. Now I got the "Network Path not found error again".

I restored the XP image for the PC with VISTA on it to satisfy myself that it wasn't some obscure hardware issue. XP networking worked OK.

I put Vista back. Bummer. Network path not found...

As I said, I am at my wits end so I think will put XP back and forget about Vista. Modern day home networking shouldn't be this complicated.

Cheers

#4 (**permalink**) 01-24-2008

Thank you for the update.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"GuiGuy" <GuiGuy.33ohsl@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
news:GuiGuy.33ohsl@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Robert L. \(MS-MVP\);644292 Wrote:
>> If creating the same username and password on both XP and Vista, can
>> you
>> access now?
>
> Thanks for the reply, Rob. Your name keeps popping up as I research
> this so you seem to have "The Knowledge"(?). But must be bored with this
> topic, eh?

>
> Anyway.
>> Cases: Vista networkingCases: Vista networking 2) If browsing in Vista
>> network, receive Network error: error code 0x80070035 - The network path
>> was not found. ... 'chicagotech.net :: View topic - Cases: Vista
>> networking' (http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=356)
>> - Similar pages
>
> I exhausted that thread without luck.
>
>> chicagotech.net :: View topic - Vista: The Network Path was not found
>> The Vista laptop when I > > have XP Pro loaded says it cannot access
>> \\Edward. Detail shows error code > > 0x80070035 The network path was
>> not
>> found. ... 'chicagotech.net :: View topic - Vista: The Network Path was
>> not found' (http://tinyurl.com/26ohbn)
>>
>
> .. and that one <sigh>
>
> However, I played with it this afternoon. On the Vista box
>
>
> - I removed the network hardware and drivers
> - I rebooted
> - Vista reinstalled the network PCI card & driver
>
>
> At this point I was able to browse the other PCs from the Vista PC
> using IP addresses (read only. On the Linux/ Samba PC remote permissions
> for read/ write seemed to have no effect. I didn't bother with the XP
> PCs)
>
> I rebooted. Now I got the "Network Path not found error again".
>
> I restored the XP image for the PC with VISTA on it to satisfy myself
> that it wasn't some obscure hardware issue. XP networking worked OK.
>
> I put Vista back. Bummer. Network path not found...

>
> As I said, I am at my wits end so I think will put XP back and forget
> about Vista. Modern day home networking shouldn't be this complicated.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> --
> GuiGuy
>
> The GuiGuy
> Worrigee, OZ
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

GuiGuy · #5 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

Thank you for the update.

I managed to get a connection from Vista to the other PCs with a wired NIC.

I uninstalled the drivers, removed the hardware, rebooted, shut down, re-installed the NIC and managed to get a connection to the other PCs without so much as a whimper. I didn't have to do a thing after the reboot. All XP and even the Linux boxes were there and working.

However, the "Network path not found " error persists with the wireless network connection from Vista. Does Vista expect something more to work with wireless networking?

TIA