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HP Machine on Network refuses to access another machine
I hate to keep flogging a dead horse, but this has about driven me over the hill talking to myself.
I have read about network sharing until my eyes are sore.
I currently have four machines on our private network, all Windows 7, all mine.
I have every username created on each of the four machines.
I have meticulously checked and rechecked sharing, permissions, and such.
I have opted for the "let usernames and passwords control sharing", instead of "allow Windows to handle everything"
I turned OFF Homegroup.
I have paid specific attention to insuring permissions to this HP machine that is being the problem.
Using machines A, B, or C, I can access everything on all four machines including machine D.
Machine D can access everything on machines A and B; however, it can only access Users>Public on machine C; when I click on anything else in machine C, I get the "Windows cannot access ____ You do not have permission to access ___ Contact your network administrator for permission"
It is like it doesn't even try; no matter what I have done, that warning pops up immediately.
I even tried changing C to password protected sharing, in hopes that I would at least be asked for username/password, letting me know that at least there was a chance, but I still got the "Windows cannot access...."
I also changed the machine-D-username password on machine C as well, hoping to be asked for a password; still no go.
What am I missing ?
For what it's worth, the problem machine, D, is all HP; it is hard to tell where Windows 7 stops and HP begins; is there some HP feature that could be causing this behavior ?
Could it be a router problem ?
I am at a loss.
Thanks for reading.