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| 16 Jan 2012 | #1 |
| | Sharing 7 DVD drive with XP machine Hello, Im trying to create a network between two laptops; one has a DVD drive (Windows 7) and the other doesnt (Windows XP), all I want to do is make the DVD drive accessible by the Windows XP machine - youd think it would be easy? Apparently not. I cant get the two to be on the same network, no matter what I do to the workgroup name or anything; they both have the same workgroup name but nothing is happening, both have all the sharing settings correct (or so I believe) but nothing is happening. I dont want to share photos, documents, music or even movies - I just want the DVD drive. Is this possible? If so how? Im getting so frustrated with it. Thanks for any help |
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| 16 Jan 2012 | #2 |
| | Don't know whether this information will help, but I'll post the link anyway. How to use the Simple File Sharing feature to share files in Windows XP |
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| 16 Jan 2012 | #3 |
| | Can the XP machine see the Windows 7 computer? You tried right clicking on the drive in Explorer and selecting Sharing?  Granted it was between my computer and my wife's laptop, both running Windows 7; but it worked no problems. |
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