Cannot connect/create home network


  1. Posts : 29
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Cannot connect/create home network


    Hi fellas ,

    Well my problem is this:
    I have 3 PC's 2 of them running on XP PRO SP3 and one on Win7 Ultimate.
    They all have different (LAN) names - RPZ-1,2,3 and they are all in the same workgroup called MSHOME.
    Still the Win7 PC cannot share files with the XP PC's (sharing is enabled on all computers) and the only way for the Win7 PC to connect to one of XP's is by manually creating a SHARED DRIVE.
    1. Why ?
    2. How do I connect and share Win7 partitions/folders/files with other MS OS's in a workgroup ?
    3. What is a Homegroup ?
    THNX ALOT
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  2. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #2

    Hello,

    To create a workgroup, see this article: Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

    Homegroup is a program only compatible with Windows 7, that makes sharing very easy. I will admit I have never used it, because I have only one computer with Windows 7 on it.
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  3. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #3

    Go through this tutorial about sharing with XP, click on the XP tab, it should help.
    Sharing files and printers with different versions of Windows - Help & How-to - Microsoft Windows

    This one is more general but has good info.
    Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

    After going through all of that if you are still having file access problems try doing this registry adjustment on the Win 7 machine.

    Solution is really easy just modify one key in registry:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
    create or modify 32-bit DWORD: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy
    set the value to: 1
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  4. Posts : 75
    Windows 7 Better then yours
       #4

    The best of all as i did, is insert the driver cd for your computer and update the drivers for your network.
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