Problem with networking between windows 7 and xp


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    Problem with networking between windows 7 and xp


    HI
    I have a lan network between two computer and one of them has windows xp running and the other one has windows 7.I didn't have problem with xp but in 7 when I go to network and want to open the shared drive on the other computer it shows me a new window and it says Enter network password .This problem isn't with xp.
    What is the problem?

    Thanks
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    hno2005 said:
    HI
    I have a lan network between two computer and one of them has windows xp running and the other one has windows 7.I didn't have problem with xp but in 7 when I go to network and want to open the shared drive on the other computer it shows me a new window and it says Enter network password .This problem isn't with xp.
    What is the problem?

    Thanks
    Hi and welcome

    I susppect you are using hoegroup for networking in win 7. when you first set up homegroup it created a password for you. You can find out what it is by going into the homegrope control panel. And just to make networking a bit easier, I would suggest you ise workgroup. If you are using workgroup you can disable IPv6 in networking and sharing.

    hope this helps

    Ken J
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    HI
    Thanks for your reply.I remove homegroup and just installed a workgroup and also disabled ipv6 but I still have that problem and when I go to network and open the other computer (xp)It shoes me that window again.
    How shoul I remove that window because I cann't login to it?

    Thanks
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