Problem Connecting To Network

Hi, I have 3 computers and one media player setup in one network (WORKGROUP). They are:

Office running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1
Laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1
Server running Vista Business 32 bit Service Pack 2
Popcorn Hour

All 3 computers are in my "WORKGROUP" Network.

I can access all shared files from all devices except I cannot access files on "Office" from "Server" or from Popcorn Hour. I have turned off "Password Protected Sharing" on the all computers.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Tried that. The result was a popup came up asking for Username and Password. With Password Protected sharing off, I can see all the shares on "Office" but cannot access them. With it on, I cannot even see shares. As I stated, I get asked for user name and password before I can even see the shares.

Can you access the files on Office folder Public? It should be shared by default.

I've found on my networks with mixed Windows flavors if I can access the files in Public (or All Users on XP) then getting the rest of the stuff to work seems to happen much faster since I don't get side-racked playing with the folder share settings. At least then I know those machines can share the default shared folders. If they can't then it's some other problem.

It means \\Office\Public

No. On Vista and later there is the folder C:\Users\Public that is shared out of the box. If you cannot access files in that folder over your network the problem should be attacked via network settings first, before worrying about the shared folder settings on the other folders you share.

Get your network so you can access the share \\Office\Public frim every machine. Then you know the network is not the block. After that if the other folders don't behave as desired tweak the folder share settings.

It usually saves lots of time to take this approach,at least for Workgroup stuff. I've never run domains so I can't advise on those.

This technique has worked for me especially when dealing with mixed Windows OS. :)

OK, I do have access to the folder Office/Users/Public from all devices on the network (including Popcorn Hour). So the question now is, how do I get the desired shared folders setup and behave like the "Public" folder?

I have studied the "Public" folder settings for "Sharing" and "Security" and applied the same settings to a few of my desired shared folders. I am still unable to access these shared folders. There are so many layers of settings for "Sharing" and Security" it's hard to know if all settings are correct. Seemingly endless pages of settings. I'm pretty sure I have them setup alike though.