Windows 7 & XP Networking

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richdh13

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Alright I think I have read just about every thread relating to Networking 7 & Xp. My symptoms seem to be slightly different than others altough I could be wrong. 2 XP computers can see each other but cannot see the 7 computer. The 7 computer can see the two XP systems in the Network Map and can ping both XP machines but the 7 computer cannot see the XP machines in Network Places.
-All computers are on the same workgroup
-I have gone through the tutorials setting the home or work advanced settings:
-Turn on Network Discovery
-Turn on File and printer sharing
-Turn on sharing for everyone
-Use 128 bit encry
-Turn off Password protected sharing
-Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computer
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 20"
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB
PSU
N/
richdh13 said:
Alright I think I have read just about every thread relating to Networking 7 & Xp. My symptoms seem to be slightly different than others altough I could be wrong. 2 XP computers can see each other but cannot see the 7 computer. The 7 computer can see the two XP systems in the Network Map and can ping both XP machines but the 7 computer cannot see the XP machines in Network Places.
-All computers are on the same workgroup
-I have gone through the tutorials setting the home or work advanced settings:
-Turn on Network Discovery
-Turn on File and printer sharing
-Turn on sharing for everyone
-Use 128 bit encry
-Turn off Password protected sharing
-Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computer
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Firewall maybe. Have you tried with encryption off?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
All firewalls are disabled....have not tried the encryp off....how do you turn off....the only setting I see is reduced it to 40 or 56 bit...

Thanks for the quick response
Rich
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 20"
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB
PSU
N/
richdh13 said:
Alright I think I have read just about every thread relating to Networking 7 & Xp. My symptoms seem to be slightly different than others altough I could be wrong. 2 XP computers can see each other but cannot see the 7 computer. The 7 computer can see the two XP systems in the Network Map and can ping both XP machines but the 7 computer cannot see the XP machines in Network Places.
-All computers are on the same workgroup
-I have gone through the tutorials setting the home or work advanced settings:
-Turn on Network Discovery
-Turn on File and printer sharing
-Turn on sharing for everyone
-Use 128 bit encry
-Turn off Password protected sharing
-Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computer
Click to expand...

Go through this tutorial about sharing with XP, click on the XP tab, it should help.
Sharing files and printers with different versions of Windows - Help & How-to - Microsoft Windows

This one is more general but has good info.
Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

It can also help to get around password problems if you use the same username and password on all machines in the LAN.

After going through all of that if you are still having file access problems try doing this registry adjustment on the Win 7 machine with the problem.

Solution is really easy just modify one key in registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
create or modify 32-bit DWORD: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy
set the value to: 1
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
CPU
Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard
Evga 780i FTW
Memory
G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card(s)
GTX480
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays
HannsG
Screen Resolution
1680X1050
Hard Drives
GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
PSU
ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case
ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling
Xigmatek S1283
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Logitech G9
Internet Speed
T1
I will go through these tutorials, something I failed to mention. Previously I had it set up and everything worked, not something I use on a regular basis, maybe once a month. To share music files and update work files on the network. It has been working for about 4 months, now all of the sudden I am experiencing problems over the past week.

Thanks again...I'll et you know what the results are after I go through these tutorials.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 20"
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB
PSU
N/
Sorry for the delayed response, I have not had time to try these fixes. I went through the tutorials, nothing. I added the same login to each computer, nothing. Although I would not see why this would fix the computers still showing in the browser, I would think this would not allow me access once I try to enter the other comuter. I changed the registry and nothing.
I am lost to find a solution, I am contemplating reformatting and starting over. I am wondering if something I have installed has created a conflict.
Thanks, any suggestion is appreciated.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 20"
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB
PSU
N/
richdh13 said:
Sorry for the delayed response, I have not had time to try these fixes. I went through the tutorials, nothing. I added the same login to each computer, nothing. Although I would not see why this would fix the computers still showing in the browser, I would think this would not allow me access once I try to enter the other comuter. I changed the registry and nothing.
I am lost to find a solution, I am contemplating reformatting and starting over. I am wondering if something I have installed has created a conflict.
Thanks, any suggestion is appreciated.
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At this point I would say that which ever AV or third party firewall you have installed is causing the problem.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
CPU
Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz
Motherboard
Evga 780i FTW
Memory
G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T
Graphics Card(s)
GTX480
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2
Monitor(s) Displays
HannsG
Screen Resolution
1680X1050
Hard Drives
GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
PSU
ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular
Case
ThermalTake XaserV
Cooling
Xigmatek S1283
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Logitech G9
Internet Speed
T1
The only AV I have installed is the Microsoft Security and no thrid party firewalls. Deinstalled all anti spyware software, WinPatrol and Spybot.
Still no luck....
After all of this, I will run through the tutorials again...and see if anything has changed.
I'm keeping the hope alive before I reinstall.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 20"
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB
PSU
N/
richdh13 said:
Sorry for the delayed response, I have not had time to try these fixes. I went through the tutorials, nothing. I added the same login to each computer, nothing. Although I would not see why this would fix the computers still showing in the browser, I would think this would not allow me access once I try to enter the other comuter. I changed the registry and nothing.
I am lost to find a solution, I am contemplating reformatting and starting over. I am wondering if something I have installed has created a conflict.
Thanks, any suggestion is appreciated.
Click to expand...


Are they all on the same workgroup... as set in Control Panel->System-> Computer Name?

XP doesn't much care about this but Win7 appears to...

Also... in addition to the settings you listed in your original post, make sure the win7 machine is on "Work network" not "Home Network"...
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Homebrew
OS
XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
CPU
Amd 64 x2 4200 (2.4ghz)
Motherboard
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus
Memory
Kingston DDR2 800 2gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GF-8400
Sound Card
Realtek on Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x-193bw
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500g
PSU
350watt In-Win
Case
In-Win
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
yes
Mouse
yes
Internet Speed
5mpbs
Other Info
Also ASRock ION 330 as HTPC (on XP).
Acer Aspire as GP netbook (on XP).
You will love this one, I partition my drive and loaded a second version of Win7. Well as soon as I get it setup, no internet connection and no network capabilities. After doing all of the normal setting changes with no luck, I logged into my ATT U-verse Router and they have done a software update on the router which has changed settings to default, the firewall was set to full security mode no in or out bound traffic without setting it up on the router. Once I set the firewall up, I had internet connection and networking capability. The strangeness is that it did not affect the XP computers. Anyways, I seem to be back up and running after a week.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 20"
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB
PSU
N/
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