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Sharing between Windows 7 and XP
I have a Windows 7 machine, and an XP machine, and I'm trying to set up sharing of folders between the two systems. And I'm experiencing two problems.
1. Though the shared drives show up on both systems, I can access the drives on the XP system from the Windows 7 system, but cannot access the drives on the Windows 7 system from the XP system. Any quick ideas as to the cause of this?
2. There is one exception to the above. One of the drives on the XP system, though it shows up on the Windows 7 system is not accessible. When I try to access it, I get a long busy indicator, then a box that says it is not accessible. I have a hunch what the problem may be, but it is just a hunch, and if I'm right, I still don't know how to fix it. The hunch has to do with the fact that the drive on the XP system is formatted FAT16. I have one small drive on the XP system formatted FAT16 to hold a couple of old DOS games. Would that fact prevent it from being accessed, and if so, is there a fix for it (short of reformatting the drive)?