network sharing

I’ve been trying to stream media from my computer to the PS3. So far my guess is that the reason it isn’t working is because when I go to, Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Media streaming options, the pull down menu ‘Show devices on:’ is on ‘Local network’ and...

I recently went from a Windows Vista Notebook to a Windows 7 Notebook. Tethering has always been easy with Windows Vista and my T-Mobile HTC Dash 3G. But now with Win 7, no WiFi on/off switch, connecting to the Win 7 Notebook by USB, and going through the same steps: Start>Device...

Hey, and Merry Christmas to all of you I have two windows 7 PC's, one is ultimate 64bit and is a stationary, the other one is home premium 32 bit and is a laptop. The stationary has a very weak wireless net-card that cannot connect to the net from it's location. My laptop however has good...

[ Solved ] Making a Folder Public Edit: This may or may not be better suited in the Networking forums, if it should be there, could a mod move it please? Thanks. Is it possible to make a specific folder in my Win7 installation public? I already have network sharing set-up between my Desktop and...

Alright, firstly, please forgive my poor English. I'll try my best to explain all the issues clearly. Link Removed from very above downto the third line are: IPv4 connection : not connected (Not OK, it wasn't like that) IPv6 connection : not connected (No public IPv6 connection in China, this...

Hello everyone, I have 2 laptops both have windows 7 and use usb modem to connect to internet, and use Ad-hoc to share connection on 2nd laptop, usually i share connection from my personal laptop for my other laptop but since past few days i am getting error on my other laptop that window...

I've been fiddling like mad for a couple of days now with a new Win7 Ultimate x64 machine "desktop", and using an old XP Pro machine as a fileserver, the last few hours getting the XP machine, which is rather old, to respond to Wake On LAN. I've been trying to track down why the DSL router is...

I have a Windows XP desktop - wired to my Motorola router/modem from AT$T for a while. I been able to run a Vista Desktop and a Windows 7 Premium Home with no problem. I got the A V Guardonline spam ware. I was able to clean it up using Combo Fix and Malware Byte. After Combo Fix - at first I...

Hi All seems am missing something here,, my host pc is connected wirelessly via a dlink air plus usb adapter to my home wireless router and i am trying to connect another pc in my home office via a Ethernet cross over cable to share the internet connection i have changed the settings to share...

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I'm sure this question must have been asked here a zillion times before. I honestly wanted (and tried) to use the search feature, but I didn't know exactly what to look for. So, here are the machines and the issue: - Getac B300 with Windows 7...

Fixes an issue in which you cannot access a network share on a device that is running Samba from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. When this issue occurs, you are prompted for authentication credentials again. More...

Resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted font file (such as a .fon file) in a network share, a UNC or WebDAV location, or an e-mail attachment. More...

Fixes a problem in which you cannot access an administrative share on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. A hotfix is provided. More...

Fixes a problem in Windows Vista and newer in which domain users find that the redirected folder is empty after you apply a GPO to client computers in order to redirect a folder to a new network share Link Removed

Hi, I am from the IT process re-enginneering/development side and the company I work for has just decided to build a server for around 15 users. Mainly file sharing. As previous experiences I have left that to our networking guys so really no experience whatsoever. What I'm looking for is if...

Describes a behavior that occurs after you redirect the Documents folder of a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer to a network share. Describes how to work around this behavior. More...

I have a desktop and a laptop. I would like to get to the files on my desktop using my laptop when I don't want to be at my desk. If I go to "view network computers and devices" on my laptop I see my desktop listed as MOM-PC but when I click on it to open it I get "Windows cannot access...

Hello, I'm troubleshooting a misreported read only error when operating on network shares. Here are the details: Windows Server 2003, fully up to date Windows 7 64 bit client, fully up to date File reports in use and can be opened read only. Almost immediately the file reports as available...

Revision Note: V2.1 (February 22, 2011): Summary revised to notify users of a change in the deployment logic for updates described in this advisory. This change is intended to minimize the user interaction required to install the updates on systems configured for automatic updating...

Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.1 (August 10, 2011): Revised the Server Core installation not affected notation for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to clarify that the update will still be offered to systems installed using the Server Core installation...