sharing between windows xp and 7


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    sharing between windows xp and 7


    so i have two desktops and one has xp and another 7...they are connected via LAN and are under same network..
    they are in same workgroup..both my computers can see the other device...
    in my xp, i can even access the shared folders and files in 7....
    but when i try to access the shared files of xp from 7, it shows YOU DON'T HAVE THE PERMISSION TO ACCESS FILES OF this computer....how to make those shared files in xp accessible?
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  2. Posts : 9,537
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #2

    File Sharing - Between XP and W7 (and vice versa)

    Give this a try and post back.
    Please edit system specs and any network data.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    no it's not working...i can see the shared folders of windows 7 from xp but not the vice versa....


    what specs do u want?plz tell me
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  4. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #4

    Try this fix in the link below, you might want to disable UAC also.
    Error message when you try to access a Windows XP-based network computer: "You might not have permission to use this network resource"

    You can also try this method on the Windows 7 machine.

    Goto... Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Local Policies > Security Options

    Scroll down to... Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts

    Select... Guest only and not Classic.

    There is also this walkthough that might help.
    How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing.
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    thanx it helped a lot...problem is solved now..i added ur reputation :)
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  6. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #6

    amrita said:
    thanx it helped a lot...problem is solved now..i added ur reputation :)
    I'm glad that at least one of those fixes worked for you amrita, I'll mark this as solved. :)

    sharing between windows... 08-30-2010 09:24 AMamrita it really helped..thanx a lot..your links did the trick...i wasted my whole day for that simple answer...thanx..now i can share files without any problem
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