Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Terms
of Use |
Trademarks
Article ID: 930086 - Last Review: March 15, 2007 - Revision: 1.4
The option to use a serial cable connection or an infrared link is unavailable when you create an incoming connection in Windows Vista
When you create an incoming connection in Windows Vista, the option to use a serial cable connection or an infrared link is unavailable.
This behavior occurs because Windows Vista does not support direct incoming connections that either use a serial cable or an infrared link.
To work around this behavior, use one of the following connection types to connect two or more computers in a network:
- An Ethernet connection
- A wireless connection
- A home phone network adapter (HPNA) technology connection
For more information about how to configure a network in Windows Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:
This behavior is by design.
Earlier versions of Windows use the Routing and Remote Access service to support direct connections by using a serial cable or by using an infrared link. However, Windows Vista does not support these types of connections.
For more information about networking in Windows Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
APPLIES TO
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Enterprise
- Windows Vista Home Basic
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Starter
| kbtshoot kbprb kbnetwork kbexpertisebeginner KB930086 |
Community Feedback System
Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high
and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances
are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back.
Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what
didn't.
Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be
correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each
other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're
not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry
edits), please consult a professional.
Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.
-- Scott Cate