Any Extra Benefits to Using Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder in Windows XP?

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I've succeeded long ago getting my Windows XP SP3 Pro Edition machine and my Windows 8.0 Home Edition machine to see each other via the network on both. They're both in the same workgroup and have no problems accessing files and such once I'd shared all of the folders that I wanted to give access to between the two computers, especially with how I've created both 'hosts' and 'lmhosts' files on both computers that map things out for them. But...in seeking perfection...I just downloaded and manually installed (via online told tricks that I had to use since it's past service pack 2 on my XP) onto my XP machine the "Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder" via a downloaded-copy that I found of the no-longer-Microsoft-provided update KB922120. It's installed now and shows up in the properties as expected and is activated. Yet, nothing seems any different that I can find so far on either computer. I have no Group Policies on my Windows 8 machine that I can find apparently because it isn't Pro Edition, which I think might be necessary to see some type of mapping that they refer to. And my Windows 8 computer still refuses to consider my XP machine...even though it appears on its network with the same Workgroup name...as part of the Homegroup, I suppose because the XP has no way of using the Homegroup password for entrance into the Homegroup on the Window 8 machine. So...I justed wanted to confirm that I've just wasted my time in adding the Link-Layer protocol to the XP. Or is there any possible benefits AT ALL that anyone might be able to think of from my now having that installed on my XP machine...in ANY regard perhaps even beyond considering the XP's connection to the Windows 8 machine?

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Mark-O

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Any Extra Benefits to Using Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder in Windows XP?