File sharing between XP laptop and 7 desktop?


  1. Posts : 554
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
       #1

    File sharing between XP laptop and 7 desktop?


    I feel like a huge noob for even having to ask this, as I've had relatively no trouble getting computers to communicate in the past, but right now it's different. I just got my new netbook today (came with XP Home, unfortunately, which I will change at a later date), and I can't seem to set up file sharing properly between the netbook and my desktop which runs Windows 7 Professional. I suppose it's HALF working, as 7 can see the netbook and its shared files, but the netbook can't see my desktop (or my roommate's, for that matter, also running Win7). I ran the Network Wizard in XP and changed the workgroup name to the same as the Win7 desktops, but no luck. I turned off password protected sharing in 7, also no luck. Quite frankly, I'm at a loss. Anybody have any ideas as to why an XP netbook connecting wirelessly and a 7 desktop plugged right into the router are having trouble communicating with one another?
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  2. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #2

    Hi KazeNoKoe23, are the machines able to ping one another?
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  3. Posts : 554
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    aem said:
    Hi KazeNoKoe23, are the machines able to ping one another?
    Yup, I can ping the desktop, and vice versa.
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  4. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #4

    Then all you got to do is create the shares, and map to it. I'm writing up a tut on it now.
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  5. Posts : 554
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I should also point out that when I click View Workgroup Computers on the XP netbook, I get a "Workgroup is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. etc etc" message.
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  6. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
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