sharing settings

my Windows 7 pro 64-bit and Windows XP machines are connected via a netgear gs605 switch which then connect to a netgear wpn824v2 router to the internet. Both Machines can find each other if I type \\machinename into explorer and files are then accessible by both. I guess I should be happy that...

New Windows 7 computer; old network w/4 XPs. W7 can use files on XPs; XPs can access W7 printer and C:\Users\default & Public subfolders; can "see" C drive but can’t open files. Message: "\\Ralphhome\C is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource etc." W7...

Apologies for this, as I know this has probably been covered multiple times. I have read everywhere, but cannot get this to work. Here's the set up: I have a WD MyBook connected to my new Win7 notebook. I right clicked on the drive and selected advanced sharing. I called the shared name...

I'm trying to setup file sharing between a Windows 7 and Vista. In Windows 7 I go to Network and Sharing Center > Advanced Sharing Settings and check Turn on Network Discovery and Turn on File and Printer Sharing, however whenever I click save settings it doesn't apply. I go back to Advanced...

I have 5 hdd drives,( g, e, f, h, i, k) each with a movies and tv shows folder in each, i have made a TV shows library and a movies library that includes folders from 5 drives respectively. when broswing to my Windows 7 machine via the network, i see.. Movies1 Movies2 Movies3 Movies4 Movies5...

I have two identical computers (Dell Studio 1555 -names: "HOME-Dell1" and "HOME-Dell2") running Windows 7 RC 7100 in a workgroup called "HOME". Both computers have only 1 user: "System Administrator" with the same password. In the sharing setting they have ON the password protected sharing. The...

Wow I am so frustrated right now I cant remember the last time I was so frustrated! I have installed two fresh installations of 7264 x64 on two desktops. They are connected to a private network. I want to share the hard drives in both of them (say, C/: and D:/ )but I was running into all kinds...

I recently decided to try upgrading my XP machine to Windows 7, and everything seems to work fine except one thing. I used to share a partition of my Vista notebooks HD, and I just had to set permission for the XP user on the vista drive and I could access the laptop HD partition without any...

Hi there, I have installed 7, and very happy with that. There is only one issue witch i cant find out. Maybe you have any idea's. When sharing a map on my windows7 its possible to go there by any windows client. It's open and can be found. But my conceptronic media hdd, cant acces the...

hi all,.. I'm sorry for my bad English but i will try to explain my problem... when I share any folder I didn't shown the small green icon under the folder. and i can't know which folder I was shared Link Removed - Invalid URL it should be appear like that folder Link Removed so any one...

Hello all: I've found several others having the same problem as I on this and other forums but no answer yet. I have a home network that includes an XP-based home server of sorts. I hang my Drobo off that server and share it to my home Network. On all my other PC's I access it as my "N" drive...

Hi all. I'm having problems accessing a shared drive on my Vista machine upstairs. Win7 laptop sees the PC in the network but when I try to access it, it won't accept the username and password. Does anyone else have this and/or fixed it? Cheers Vorm. Worked around it. Just in...