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Help to create a regular LAN to share drives/folders - not Home
Hello,
Firstly I apologise because I know there is so much written about this subject. However at the same time, when one cannot find the solution after literally hours, one must get help! I have thrown the towel in as they say, put the white flag up and here I am..
I have 4 PC's all with Win 7 Pro. I have access to web via cable via a CG3000 router.
All boxes belong to same named 'Workgroup'
Under Explorer/Network tree all boxes and drives can be seen.
All drives on all boxes are already Shared with small shared icons showing on drive's name in tree and all passwords are off.
All permissions are set for full use as I am the only one here who uses them.
Problem.
Whene evr I go to a drive on any box from any box, I get the dreaded ..
'Windows cannot access etc..
I have turned off, router, boxes and left and re created and joined a Homegroup but this only got me to the Public etc folders. I need to get to all boxes and all drives/folders.
It was hard in Dos and got easier thru 3.1 etc until it was a piece of cake in XP
Now it is a nightmare.
I was advided to not have a Homegroup so had all the PC's leave the Home Network. It does not exists anymore.
I have Googled and read all day but am still not clearer.
I still see all the folders in each box from every box but as soon as I click to see the files in the folders get the NO Access panel.
I can see and access all the Public User folders but not the drives and other folders.
I need to access many folders on many drives across all boxes every day
I hope I can get help here as I am exhausted spending 3 days at this.
Thanks in anticipation.