Cant access shared xp folders


  1. slick8
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    windows 7 ultimate 64
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    Cant access shared xp folders


    workgroup is the same, i can see the xp pc from my w/7 pc but cant access the shared folders, can anyone help
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  3. WalkerA WinTeam
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    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
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    Hi slick8,

    Please confirm that your settings are configured as explained in this article: Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

    Let me know how that works and we'll go from there!

    Cheers,

    Walker
    Windows Outreach Team
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  4. slick8
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    i can see the xp pc but not the shared folder on it
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