Thanks for the suggestion. Seems odd that it would just hit now with the latest MS online updates to Win7, but obviously somebody changed something, presumably without considering possible side effects. Am very glad to have something to try, swearing at MS has limited utility! I'll let you...
I have a LAN comprised of two Win7 Ultimate 64bit (sp1) PC's and one or more XP PC's. They have been able to share files between them pretty well for many months, but with the latest Win7 updates, the XP PC is no longer able to access the Win7 shared files. They, however, have full access to...
I think a hardware issue has next to zero likelihood. Windows Explorer is fully aware of when the external drives are powered and functioning Vs when they're not. The drives/directories/files are either displayed onscreen, or they're not. What's missing is a logical connection between sharing...
Thanks for taking a look! I'm actually using a SYBA dual port expansion card (SD-PEX20139 w/ Renesas driver). I checked the properties of both root hub and port controller and only the controller had a switch -- "Disable USB 3.0 power management functions". It was defaulted to clear so I...
My problem is that I've long shared certain PC internal directories with other LAN PC's (XP and 7) and it works great. However, I needed more space and have just moved several of those directories to external storage (NexStar HX4 w/ USB 3.0 connection) and it appears to be working fine except...