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Unsuccessful at Sharing the Public Folder
Believe it or not, I'm having trouble sharing the Windows 7 Public folder.
There are two computers on my network: One has Windows 7 and the other has Windows 8. The Windows 7 PC can see the Windows 8 Public folder. The Windows 8 PC cannot see the Windows 7 Public folder.
I do not use a Homegroup.
In the Windows 7 Network and Sharing Center I have the following settings for the "Home or Work" profile:
- Network discovery is turned on
- File and printer sharing is turned on
- Public folder sharing is turned on ("Turn on sharing so anyone with network access...")
- File sharing connections - Use 128-bit encryption to help protect...
- Password protected sharing is turned on.
It seems like everything is setup correctly, and yet when I right-click on the Windows 7 Public folder and go to the Sharing tab, it says the Public folder is "Not Shared"! Maybe I'm misunderstanding something? How can I fix this?