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Sharing File Access - WinXP and Win7
Hi there - great forum!
I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I haven't managed to find out the solution from existing threads or tutorials.
I have WinXP on my desktop (let's call it DESKTOP) and Win7 on my laptop (let's call it LAPTOP). I have given both machines a workgroup name (let's call it HOME).
So, I connected LAPTOP to the same router as DESKTOP and, hey presto, I have internet access on both. So far, so good!
Due to luck or skill, not sure which, I am able to access any LAPTOP files I mark as shared on my DESKTOP. However, I can't seem to connect to my DESKTOP from my LAPTOP. So, I can see stuff from the Win7 machine on my WinXP machine but not the other way around.
As my username suggests, I'm not very technical so any simple guidance will be very gratefully received :)