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Cannot Connect Windows XP PC To My Windows 7
Hi all,
I recently installed Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro using BootCamp and everything is running fine. I am now however trying to connect my computer to a Windows XP PC next door and it is not working. The printer that I need to use is connected to the Windows XP computer.
I have disabled Windows Firewall and am currently not running any anti-virus. I have ensured that both computers are in the same workgroup and on the same subnet mask, and everything is in order there.
I have also tried to ping the IP address of the other PC and everything comes back to me fine, ping succesfull and no data lost.
I cannot for the life of me figure out why I cannot pick up the system. All sharing options are on so there's no problem there. I am stumped. I am running Windows 7 x64 SP1.
Oh, and I cannot upgrade the other system because it is a work environment and the PC with XP on it is not mine :) Just before someone suggests that extremely expensive solution.