XP to Win 7
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XP to Win 7
BOth xp and windows 7 on same workgroup. Using a Linksys router.
I can access the Xp computer from the windows 7 computer, but cant access the windows 7 computer from the XP computer.
On the XP computer, I go to My Net Places and click view workgroups.
It shows both computers, but when I double click on the windows 7 computer, it says the network share is not available contact administrator.
I have all permission on the windows 7 computer [the shared folder] set to full control for everyone.
Any suggestions.
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If I recall right you have to uncheck the "easy or simple" (something like that) file sharing on the XP box (Windows explorer properties). Only then it will work..with Win7
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I think that is what I forgot to do. Thanks
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Well all that stuff is done and it still wont work. I can go from windows 7 to xp but not from xp to windows 7.
I have the same setup at my house and it works fine. At my house I have a wired router.
The problem described is at a friends house and he has a wireless router. Could that be causing the problem
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It still sounds like a settings issue. Let's see if we can tweak them a bit more...
This is the official Microsoft guide to cross-version networking, read the whole thing and make sure all your settings are correct: Networking home computers running different versions of Windows
The video on that page is also pretty thorough. Check it out and we'll go from there. Thanks for your patience :)
Cheers,
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
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