W7 cannot access XP's shared drives

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churin

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XP SP3 is used. The Simple File Sharing is not enable.
Ping from W7 to XP goes through.
The same log-on user name and password are used for XP and W7.
XP machine is visible from W7.
Error message is "Unknown user name or bad password. The same message when attempting to access from another W7.
Initially it was working but after an hour or so, it quits. I rebooted the router, XP machine and W7 machine but the situation remains unchanged. There is no problem networking between the two W7s.
Any suggestion is appreciated.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
W7 Ult x64, W8 Pro x64 and W10 Pro x64
CPU
Phenom FX6300
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 rev. 1.2
Memory
16GB DDR3 1866 G.Skill F3-1866C9D-16GWM x2
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R7 360
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DS
Monitor(s) Displays
27" x2, Dell P2715Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
Samsung 850Pro 1TB SSD - system
Samsung 4TB SSD - Data
PSU
Corsair CX450M
Case
Corsair 200R
Cooling
Zalman CNPS5X Performa
Internet Speed
400Mbps/12Mbps
Other Info
2nd machine: Same as above
3rd machine: Apple MacAir with W7 Ult installed
It was working, but now it's not? What has changed on the XP or 7 computer? What security software are you using? What directories are you sharing?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 15 L502x
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7-2670QM
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-10600
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 + GeForce GT 540M
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1TB 5400RPM Seagate
churin said:
XP SP3 is used. The Simple File Sharing is not enable.
Ping from W7 to XP goes through.
The same log-on user name and password are used for XP and W7.
XP machine is visible from W7.
Error message is "Unknown user name or bad password. The same message when attempting to access from another W7.
Initially it was working but after an hour or so, it quits. I rebooted the router, XP machine and W7 machine but the situation remains unchanged. There is no problem networking between the two W7s.
Any suggestion is appreciated.
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Using the set up described in the link below seems to be the most reliable way to get sharing to work between Windows 7 and XP. Most any A/V software can all cause hell and havoc for sharing folders or files so there is always that possibility as well.

How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing.

There are many other ways to accomplish this, all I ever needed to do was to run the network set up wizard on the XP machine then set up sharing on a per folder basis then use the advanced sharing settings on the Windows 7 machine.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
CPU
Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard
Evga 780i FTW
Memory
G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card(s)
GTX480
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays
HannsG
Screen Resolution
1680X1050
Hard Drives
GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
PSU
ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case
ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling
Xigmatek S1283
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Logitech G9
Internet Speed
T1
kegobeer said:
It was working, but now it's not? What has changed on the XP or 7 computer? What security software are you using? What directories are you sharing?
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There is not any change I am aware of. The security software I am using is MS Security Essentials. It was working from both of the two W7s. I felt puzzled.
Edit: I added another W7 to the network and tried but it does not work. If anything happened since, it appears to be at XP.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
W7 Ult x64, W8 Pro x64 and W10 Pro x64
CPU
Phenom FX6300
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 rev. 1.2
Memory
16GB DDR3 1866 G.Skill F3-1866C9D-16GWM x2
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R7 360
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DS
Monitor(s) Displays
27" x2, Dell P2715Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
Samsung 850Pro 1TB SSD - system
Samsung 4TB SSD - Data
PSU
Corsair CX450M
Case
Corsair 200R
Cooling
Zalman CNPS5X Performa
Internet Speed
400Mbps/12Mbps
Other Info
2nd machine: Same as above
3rd machine: Apple MacAir with W7 Ult installed
chev65 said:
churin said:
XP SP3 is used. The Simple File Sharing is not enable.
Ping from W7 to XP goes through.
The same log-on user name and password are used for XP and W7.
XP machine is visible from W7.
Error message is "Unknown user name or bad password. The same message when attempting to access from another W7.
Initially it was working but after an hour or so, it quits. I rebooted the router, XP machine and W7 machine but the situation remains unchanged. There is no problem networking between the two W7s.
Any suggestion is appreciated.
Click to expand...

Using the set up described in the link below seems to be the most reliable way to get sharing to work between Windows 7 and XP. Most any A/V software can all cause hell and havoc for sharing folders or files so there is always that possibility as well.

How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing.

There are many other ways to accomplish this, all I ever needed to do was to run the network set up wizard on the XP machine then set up sharing on a per folder basis then use the advanced sharing settings on the Windows 7 machine.
Click to expand...
The reference appears to be how to let older machines access W7. Note that there is no problem networking among W7s, and the problem is accessing older machine from W7. It appears to me that something with XP needs be changed. Is this valid logic? By the way there is no problem accessing W95 and W98SE from W7 on the same network.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
W7 Ult x64, W8 Pro x64 and W10 Pro x64
CPU
Phenom FX6300
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 rev. 1.2
Memory
16GB DDR3 1866 G.Skill F3-1866C9D-16GWM x2
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R7 360
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DS
Monitor(s) Displays
27" x2, Dell P2715Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
Samsung 850Pro 1TB SSD - system
Samsung 4TB SSD - Data
PSU
Corsair CX450M
Case
Corsair 200R
Cooling
Zalman CNPS5X Performa
Internet Speed
400Mbps/12Mbps
Other Info
2nd machine: Same as above
3rd machine: Apple MacAir with W7 Ult installed
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