Windows 7: Windows 07 Cannot See Windows XP Machine

I too am in the same boat. I just installed Windows 7 Evaluation Copy on my second hard drive and can not for the life of me get into my other computer which is running windows xp pro. i have a good background with computers and have networked hundreds of computers but to no avail. I can even see the other computer then Network security asks me for the username and password. I have no firewalls on and have followed every post instruction to the t and still no prevail. I can boot into windows xp on the same machine and connects everytime like butter? I am legally blind and dont want to go completely blind spending another 5 hours trying to figure this out. can anyone help please!

G1nked

One trick is to use IP addy instead of dhcp/dns. from win 7 can you ping the router and does it connect to the web?

ken

it is going to ask for a username and password whether or not you use an IP address or hostname..

the easiest way to get around it is to "Map a network drive" in "My Computer" using some credentials that already exist on the computer that you are trying to access.

P.S. - If you install Teamviewer on your computers and PM me the login info, I will fix it for you. It's too much trouble trying to explain how to do it. This thread is already 3 pages long and we have like a dozen or more threads on this same topic.

yes i can ping 192.168.1.102 and i get a good ping and yes im on the internet. I will install Teamviewer if your gonna be up for a few but do i need to on both my XP and 7 machines or just this one thats running 7?
SUP i sent you the info for Teamviewer you asked for Im awaiting your reply

well I can probably get by with the XP machine

but there's not much to fix. All you need is the correct username and password. You don't know it?

no password or username on either system. I am on Win 7 now

u got PM Sup