Networking (to file share) between Windows 7 and Windows XP

clarck said:

I now have internet, but no network with my XP machine.

I will say it again.

To sum things up here are the problems related to build 7057

1. XP can not access shares on windows 7 C: drive
2. Windows 7 can not browse XP machines but UNC paths work

You will not get 1 and 2 too work as long as you stay on build 7057.

Yup Yup, thanks.

Just before i hit new install, the networking abilities came back somehow!
I now have internet & network with my xp machine!

My XP machine does not show up in the "Network" list. Vista machines do show up normally. When I open the XP machine with a UNC path, it works and then the XP machine also shows up in the network neighborhood - however, only until I reboot Win7. This happens to me in build 7057 and 7068 (both x64, clean installs)! So actually build 7068 does not seem to fix the network issues...

Regards!

YupYup said:

1. XP can not access shares on windows 7 C: drive
2. Windows 7 can not browse XP machines but UNC paths work

You will not get 1 and 2 too work as long as you stay on build 7057.

Well, I have build 7000, and I'm having the same problem.

• I can see XP Computer under W7, but can't access them.
• I can see W7 Computer in XP, and even access it to see the shared folders, but when I try to access them I get a message saying I don't have permission to see it.

I have turned on all sharing options, and both computers are under the same Workgroup. So, is this officially a bug?

Ok, must be one hell of a bug. A few minutes ago I finally got access to my XP files (withouth changing any settings), and even copied one of them. I go to the XP PC, but I still can't get access to the W7 files. I go back to the W7 Computer, and still get access to the XP files.

I close the window, open a new one, and the XP Comp shows under Network, but when I try to access it I get an error... WTF?!?

If you feel like it, you could try installing the netbeui protocol on all machines on the network, and then disable netbios in the Local Area Connection settings (you see it when you right click the tray icon.) It actually performs better, is more secure from people trying to enumerate your shares etc...too.

This is for XP, but it's very much the same for Vista and 7 (folder locations specifically). You could find the files needed many places easily on the net as well.

How to install NetBEUI on Windows XP

If you need me to explain the steps in greater detail, let me know.

What is netBEUI? >>>
http://searchenterprisedesktop.techt...212632,00.html

Did anybody with this problem check their nodetype?

YupYup said:

To sum things up here are the problems related to build 7057

1. XP can not access shares on windows 7 C: drive
2. Windows 7 can not browse XP machines but UNC paths work

Those are the symptoms, not the problem. I want to know what was actually wrong. What they changed to fix the problem.

AGlobalThreatsK said:

YupYup said:

To sum things up here are the problems related to build 7057

1. XP can not access shares on windows 7 C: drive
2. Windows 7 can not browse XP machines but UNC paths work

Those are the symptoms, not the problem. I want to know what was actually wrong. What they changed to fix the problem.

Well you would have to ask microsoft that and i don't think they will say.

Oh and node type was 1 on both XP and 7

I"ll take this a bit further. I have a fresh build of 7068, test network is all W2K8. I can access the Internet (this post) and I can browse shares.
I cannot reach my Exchange 2007 server via the Outlook client, nor can gadgets reach the Internet (see attached png file).

To confuse things more, I did an in-place upgrade of a different machine from Vista->7048->7068, this machine does not show this problem.

Something is wacky.