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Permissions Differences - XP vs. Win7?
Hello.
I have two machines, and I've created a user with the same name on each machine. Under XP, I had full control of files across the network, simply because my username and password were the same.
Under Win7, I can't access files over the network on the other machine, even though username and password are the same. Once again, user is an admin. What's changed?
Data follows:
Workgroup = MEWHOME
Machine1 = MEW7
Machine2 = MINIMEW
Username = MEW (admin)
NTFS Perms:
Administrators = full control
Authenticated Users = read & execute
MEW7\MEW = full control
MINIMEW\MEW = full control
Share Perms:
Authenticated Users = full control
MEW7\MEW = full control
MINIMEW\MEW = full control
Under XP, it seems a user with the same name and password was recognized as the same user on the other machine. This seems to be no longer the case under Win7, as user MEW only has read & execute perms on the corresponding network shares.
How do I get Win7 to recognize MEW as the same user on each machine? (If that's not possible, how can I use groups to give only user MEW full control of files across the network? (I've googled, but I can't come up with any info on the differences between XP and Win7 networking. Can someone point me to documentation or a tutorial?)
My laptop is running Home Premium, and my desktop is running Pro. Both machines are x64. Obviously using a domain account is impossible, as my laptop has only Home Premium on it. (Also, I'm not running a server in the house.)
Also, I'd like to be able to access Admin shares periodically. When I attempt to map C$ and use my "MEW" login, I'm told I don't have the proper permissions. I suspect it's the same perms issue in this case as the one above. Help much appreciated!
TIA! :)
Last edited by twokatmew; 12 May 2010 at 16:49. Reason: fixed workgroup name