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Unable to share folders in BOTH directions between two PCs
Hi all,
My first main laptop was a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit. I had no need to share so I remember "locking it down" as much as could as far as Windows 7 configuration is concerned.
Now I just recenlty purchased a second laptop and would like to share folders between the two. The second laptop is running Home Premium.
I am able to successfully setup shared folders on the second computer and can successfully access them from my main laptop. All is good.
However, though I can successfully setup shares on my main laptop, I cannot access them from my second computer. I get an "unable to access" type of error. I have also clicked on the "Diagnose" link and the analysis it says is that "File sharing is enabled on the computer, but it is not allowing connections on port 445."
I did the Windows Firewall check and the file and folder sharing features ARE enabled on my main computer, so I don't know what to do next. I'm also running Webroot AntiVirus 6 on the main laptop, if that should matter.
If you have any ideas as to what could be wrong or what else I can check, please let me know.
Thx!