Win 7 Laptop cannot access files on fileserver.

[yelrom]

New Dell Laptop win 7 64 bit Home Premium. It is hooked up to a small network consisting of a 2003 R2 std server (used mainly as a shared file reservoir) and 4 XP COMPUTERS all part of "workgroup". The win7 laptop can see all of the computers & the FILESERVER & can also see & access a separate FTPSERVER computer ( not sure why I can't see the 2 networked printers but haven't pursued this yet). Internet works fine.
On trying to access the FILESERVER I am asked for a password to which the correct password does not work.
To verify that the network itself isn't the issue ( & I know this isn't the truest of statements) I installed two other computers (that were never part of this network) one with Vista-Home & another with XP-Home setting them as part of "workgroup" using identical computername & password as the win7 laptop. They both worked perfectly in the network. Only the laptop with windows 7 cant access FILESERVER.
Is it possible that I absolutely need win7 pro to have a chance of making this work
or any other ideas why?

 

[chev65]

This might work for you to access shares on local server. I'm not sure what you are using for your server but this might help. Do this on the Win 7 machines.

Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Local Security Policy

Local Policies - Security Options

Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
Send LM & NTLM responses

Minimum session security for NTLM SSP
Disable Require 128-bit encryption

 

[yelrom]

Thanks for the reply.
However I cannot find Local Security Policy Local Policies nor Network Security anywheres in the computer. Maybe these controls are not provided in Windows 7 Home?

 

[aem]

Go to Start and type inthe search box local . If it exist on your machine, it will show up top. Then you click it.

 

[Bishop234]

same issue

When I selected run and entered "local" I didn't get local security policy. I got "view local services", a folder called local storage, but nothing that related to what we need to do here.

 

[Bishop234]

However...

When I type "local" in the run box of my other laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate(32bit), I do get the local security policy. Noob conclusion: without some sort of registry hack, Windows 7 pro, Ultimate or Enterprise is needed for this sort of networking...

Thoughts anyone....?

On a side note, a little program called Winlogon allows Windows 7 users to change their logon screens. It works on Windows 7 Pro, Ultimate and Enterprise, but doesn't seem to do diddly-squat(yes, i said diddly-squat...your day is complete) with Windows 7 Home Premium(64 bit).....

 

[aem]

According the W7 SKU, W7 Home Premium does not support group policy control, which i think you aready know that by now. Reg hack? That i don't know.

http://windows7center.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/skuinfo.jpg