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    Windows 7 XP machine can't see file shares on Win7 machine

    I have read and followed a lot of posts to no avail. specifically I have followed the advice in "Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP - How-To Geek" and "How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing" - both machines are in the same...
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    Windows 7 Problem with network and internet

    I VE NEVER SUCH PROBLEM LIKE THIS, MY FRIEND BRING TO ME HIS DAMN INTEL CONFIGURATION IT WAS SOME VIRUS INFECTION.....AFTER NEW INSTALL WIN7 I WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS INTERNET NEITHER TO USE NETWORK ALL I CAN SEE IS THIS:\" Unidentified network AND ACCORDING TO MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE I KNOW...
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    Windows 7 General problem with network!

    I VE NEVER SUCH PROBLEM LIKE THIS, MY FRIEND BRING TO ME HIS DAMN INTEL CONFIGURATION IT WAS SOME VIRUS INFECTION.....AFTER NEW INSTALL WIN7 I WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS INTERNET NEITHER TO USE NETWORK ALL I CAN SEE IS THIS:" Unidentified network AND ACCORDING TO MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE I KNOW ILL...
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    Windows 7 Can't see Homegroup - Time not syncing

    I reinstalled W7 on a laptop - which used to talk to my desktop homegroup. It can't find the homegroup anymore. Both computers can see each other and talk to each other via WE network folder. When I run a fix on the homegroup on the laptop it finds no problems. When I run a fix on the DT it says...
  5. Windows 7 Can't access XP shares....

    I have XP SP2, Vista, and one 7 system in a local home network. Our family music server is an XP SP2 machine with share for MP3's and a share for other media content. The other XP machines can see and access MUSICSERV, the Vista machines can see and use MUSICSERV, however my Windows 7 system...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 to Windows XP Permissions Help

    Hi. I have 3 computers under the same workgroup with a Shared folder. Server (Windows 7) User 1 (Windows Xp) User 2 (Windows Xp) User 1 and 2 Have the shared folder as a mapped network drive. Now what we need is: inside the Shared folder there is another folder called Admin which I only want...
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    Windows 7 Viewing XP network

    Hi I have tried to find a solution, but so far all answers have drawn a blank. We have add a Windows 7 PC to a network with a couple of XP computers. My problem is viewing the XP PC's. The only way I can get it to work is to go to my Network Connections on th W7 PC, right click on the Local...
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    Windows 7 Sharing Files with other devices.

    I'm hoping that one of you geniuses can stop me from having to take drastic action and reimage my brand new pc......heres the problem. (by the way, I have read, reread and read some more on how to fix it but to no avail.) I have a new PC running Win7 Home Premium. I also have an old laptop...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 ultimate share disappears?

    I had the pleasure of setting up a small network workgroup with 4 windows 7 ultimate pc's and 3 xp professional pc's. 1 of the windows 7 pc's became the server and successfully shares folders to the other windows 7 pc's 24/7. The shares were created with the homegroup option. I used advanced...
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    Windows 7 Shared Directories Not Seen By Network Player

    Hi Guys, I have a Zensonic Network Media Player which I'm having trouble getting it to see the Windows 7 shares and I believe the problem is with Windows 7. Basically all the Zensonic unit does is look at anything on the network in the same workgroup and then shows any shared drives. I have...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 and Network media player

    Hi, I have a network media player (Emprex ME-1) which I plug into a TV and to the router to watch tv from my pc on our tv. In the past, with windows XP and with Vista I have had no issues. All I have had to do is share the folders I want to share over the network and they are visible in the...
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    Windows 7 W7 & Vista see each other on network map, but access denied when trying to map drives

    Hi, Can anyone help please, i'm currently looking for a pistol to put to my head!!! I cant map network drives between my Windows vista business and Windows 7 ultimate machines. They will both see each other in the netork map in explorer but when i try to map them i get an access denied message...
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    Windows 7 Another XP-W7 network issue

    OK, I have a slightly different symptom of the same problem - W7 talking to XP XP desktop wired net with printer W7 laptop - wireless net Dlink wireless router Both can access the inet neither see one another printer and file sharing enabled on both W7 cannot see printer on XP -- cannot see XP...
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    Windows 7 How do I use msg in Windows 7?

    Ok so I searched the whole internet for this but I still can't figure out what the problem is. I just want to send simple txt message between local computers. We are all in the same group "workgroup" but everytime I type: msg * "test message" I only get the message and noone else gets it. And...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 with XP network problems - 7 cannot see xp until pinging

    Hi, I'm having problems getting windows7 and xp to network. I've searched and tried most solutions that have worked for others but still having problems. I have 2 xp (32bit) laptops, wireless connection. 1 Win7 (64bit) Desktop direct connect to wireless router (WGT624v3 firmware...
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    Windows 7 Access XP "Workgroup" share from W7 "Domain" machine.

    This question or a similar one has ben asked on here and other places but no one seems to have any idea. So this will probably go unsolved like many other windows 7 issues but here goes. I'm happy to award 8 internets to anyone who has any ideas about resolving this issue. Have a windows 7 pro...
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    Windows 7 Just loaded win 7 ultimate on laptop

    Just loaded win 7 ultimate. Can connect to internet fine. Can see win xp machines just fine. Can "see" any shared forlder just fine. Cannot attach to them . Error is "do not have permission to access". When laptop was vista could simply share the resouce on xp machines and all was well. How can...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 remote shutdown

    Hi, i want to remote shutdown my htpc pc (after backup via scheduled task). if I run the shutdown command i get C:\Users\toetie>shutdown -s -m \\toetie-htpc -t 0 toetie-htpc: Access is denied.(5) if I disable uac on my htpc it works ( but i don't want to disable it ) if I try to change the...
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    Windows XP win xp pro sp3 cant print on shared printer

    ive been racking my head over this one... i recently upgraded my desktop to win7 pro 64bit.. everything works fine and all but for the life of my my laptop which has xp pro sp3 is unable to print on the shared printer i have setup on my desktop.. this is how its setup.. samsung ml-2010 is...
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    Windows 7 Network Map vs. Workgroup vs. Homegroup

    never mind. problem solved.