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Windows XP Home/Windows 7 Networking: Sharing issues.
Hi there.
This could be a Windows 7 or a Win XP issue. I'm not sure which.
I have two desktops. One running Windows 7 Home Premium, the other running Windows XP Home edition. I've got them networked by wireless dlink router (although using cables running off the ethernet ports) and they are obviously seeing each other as I can browse the entire C: on the Win XP machine from the Windows 7 machine no problem. I can also receive the internet on both machines. The problem lies in trying to view any folder on the Win 7 machine from the Win XP machine.
In Win XP, I browse to Entire Network, Microsoft Windows Networks(?? sorry I'm going off memory here as I'm away from the computers in question) and finally Workgroup. After I click the plus symbol on Workgroup, I then get the two computers listed. Upon double clicking the Windows 7 computer, I get the big bad "<COMPUTER NAME> is not accessible" etc error. I've read all manner of things relating to disabling simple file sharing but this seems to only apply to Windows XP Pro. I've also read about setting permissions for folders but I can't even reach the desired folder so as to right click it and set the permissions. I'm stuck at not being able to double click the Win 7 computer name.
One thing I've thought of however is that the two computers do not have a static ip address set. I was thinking of maybe setting the Win 7 machine to 192.168.0.2 and the XP machine to 192.168.0.3. As it is, I'm not sure of setting IP addresses and subnets etc except on a straight crossover cable set up. In this case, I have the computers networked via a Dlink router. The moment I put a static ip address in the XP machine's TCP/IP settings under Local Area, the net connection is knocked out. As far as I'm aware, the Dlink's ip for accessing it's web page is 192.168.0.1 . Can someone tell me if I'm on the right track here, or can I have the TCP/IP settings as "automatically obtain" and find some other method to get the XP machine to see 7's share folders.
Regards,
JazzCat.