Solved No Network 7 to XP

[Cheemag]

Hello again,

I've just reinstalled Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

The Windows 7 machine can see the XP shares but the XP Home machine cannot see the Windows shared folders. The UAC is off for the moment and Win-7 seems to have the right workgroup. I'm sure this is a simple setting which I've missed. I can't find anything helpful in Control Panel.

I'd thought there was a setting 'allow sharing' somewhere, but I can't find it.

Internet's OK.

Any ideas?

 

[Northernsoul55]

Hi Cheemag,

Im no expert on this matter but found you a tutorial that may help your cause

:ar: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/53830-file-sharing-between-xp-w7-vice-versa.html

Also please see:

:ar: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/...mputers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

cheers

Dave

 

[Cheemag]

Hi Cheemag,

Im no expert on this matter but found you a tutorial that may help your cause

:ar: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/53830-file-sharing-between-xp-w7-vice-versa.html

Also please see:

:ar: Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

cheers

Dave

Thanks Dave. While working through that I found that the networking was set to require a password. Resetting that has cured the problem.

I knew it was something simple like that. Now on to the other problems ...

 

[Northernsoul55]

Glad it helped you out
Please mark this post solved if you feel your issue has been resolved.

Cheers

Dave

 

[Peabodskrim]

Being unable to enter a specific object/user (ie my own XP account) from my XP laptop in the Sharing or Security Tabs of the Properties of my Win 7 laptop's User Documents folder, because the only recognised “Locations” are on the Win 7 laptop, I am grateful for Cheemag's first link.

I have added “Everyone” in the Security Tab of My Documents >Properties, as recommended in the second post on that thread. This worked, thank you!

However I have now experimented further in the SEcurity Tab by adding from the Locations button the listed location "NETWORK" to the permission, and removing "Everyone". this also works, adn seems a narrower definition than "Everyone".

Neither solution seems ideal, but since I have a home network and am the only user of both these laptops in my own home, if I take one away with me I will be careful to disable all Sharing on both pcs till I return it.


Any further advice, please?

 

[Northernsoul55]

Please can you start your own thread in the "Network and sharing" section:

Network & Sharing - Windows 7 Support Forums

Cheers

Dave

 

[Peabodskrim]

OK - sorry!

 

[Northernsoul55]

No Problem...thank you