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Cannot Access Shared Drive From An PC On Home Network
I have three computers in my home, my primary desktop PC, a second desktop PC, and a laptop PC connected to my TV downstairs via a HDMI cable. All computers are running Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1. The primary computer is using an Ethernet connection to the internet. The other two computers connect via Wi-Fi.
My primary computer has a six TB Western Digital External USB hard drive connected to it via USB 3.0 port on the computer. I have marked the drive as Shared. This drive is a Media Drive which contains all my music, audiobooks, videos, and such. My intention is to make the drive accessible to all computers in the house so that everyone can access the media.
Initially mounting the shared drive worked without any issues. I was able to access the drive's connect from two different PC's with no issues. The next day when I booted the laptop it would not connect to the shared drive. I dismounted the drive and tried to reconnect without success. I received an error message stating that Curtis-Home-PC could not be accessed and I did not have permission to access the drive contact system admin. I have tried several different things to correct the problem without success.
Any help you can provide is much appreciated.