workgroup

Hi, My main Windows 7 PC is no longer appearing from the other PC's under Explorer->Networking->Computers. As a consequence, this also means that it's not visible to my WDTV Live which I use to access media files from the PC over CIFS. This PC is the only one on my network which is running...

I have a Win 7 Pro 64 desktop and a Win 7 Home Premium laptop networked ( via workgroup not homegroup) I went to add a Vista laptop to workgroup and it asks for user name and password. Everything is set for no password, all folders, drives etc are set for sharing. At one point I was able to view...

It is my fervent wish that one day that it will be far less trouble getting the basic computing needs to work without having to seek help. I cannot access the shared docs on the XP PC. I get the error \\*****\shared docs is not accessible etc etc. For some reason on the Win 7 PC under network...

Dear All, I currently have a workgroup set up involving 4 computers with Windows 7. The network, prior to my modifications, worked very well, all of the computers were able to access each other's folders. The only problem with this set up, however, was that there was no permissions set; more...

Problem description Windows 7 Homegroups are works badly on a computer with two or more network connections. ( See windows 7 internal message when trying to do so ). Generally it is difficult to share files/ network with a second network card in windows 7. Connecting a laptop or other computer...

OK - so everything was running. My W7 saw my XP system and vise-versa. I changed my MB out in my W7 system. Close to the same such that booting with the same HDD was almost OK. Fixed things and I thought everything was fine. Today I try to copy something TO my XP system and I can't see it. I can...

Ok, I have tried everything I know of. My XP machine can see/access my windows 7 machine BUT the windows 7 machine cannot see the XP. Both machines can ping each other. the Win. 7 is running mcafee free trial they give you and the XP is running Norton. Turned off both firewalls, no luck. I...

Ok, I have tried everything I know of. My XP machine can see/access my windows 7 machine BUT the windows 7 machine cannot see the XP. Both machines can ping each other. the Win. 7 is running mcafee free trial they give you and the XP is running Norton. Turned off both firewalls, no luck. I...

Hello all! I was hoping for a little bit of help with this problem. I've Googled for the last 45 minutes, tried a bunch of solutions, and searched this very forum, to no avail. I'm trying to share a folder on my computer (N:\TV, where N is an internal hard disk) on my local area network. Two...

I have a network of XP computers connected to an SMC hub/router which works without problems, mainly using ethernet cables but occasionally on wireless. I am trying to connect a new Windows 7 laptop with a Realtek PCIe GBE controller and an Atheros AR9285 WiFi adapter. The laptop connects to...

Main computer sharing printers/folders on the network runs Windows 7 Home/Premium 64-bit. Password protected sharing is turned off but machine keeps asking for username and password authentication. One computer on the network (running Windows XP Pro) is able to access shared files but all other...

Both computers are running Win7 x64 Home and connected through a D-Link 604 router with no issue. Both are part of the same workgroup and homegroup. When the laptop is connected via ethernet, sharing between computers is not a problem. When the laptop is connected via wireless, sharing is no...

I had created a network with my XP machines. I'd shared files and the network was working both ways. Today it just disappeared in the middle of the day. The other machines can't see the 7 machine. It can't see the XP machines. The Networks still appears in the control panel and...

I have an ASUS EEE netbook running Windows 7 Starter and a Gateway 832M running XP Media Center Edition. An HP LJ 1200 is connected to the Gateway and a workgroup is set up to share the printer (and allow file sharing). A Dell laptop (running XP) sees the workgroup just fine and can transfer...

Hello, I have several pc's in a workgroup. If you browse from a pc with windows 7 to a pc wth xp then there's no problem. But from a client with W7 to another client with W7 it works sometimes but most of the time it doesn't. I've already tried the following things: - Removed "remote...

First off, thanks for looking in here... I've searched everywhere, been at it forever it seems, and I'm just stumped. I bought a new PC to replace and older PC. Trying to get everything transferred to new PC(NPC) from old PC(OPC), going at it via FTP. Now for the problem. I've setup a...

Well I'm about to either uninstall windows7. Getting very annoyed with this whole network, file sharing, and print sharing. Wish I could click 2 buttons, Then poof I can print and share files. Guess not seeing that home group is Win7 Only. Here's what I got. Computer A(MX2): Is running xp...

I just received a new W7(Pro) machine that is attaching to an existing 2-machine LAN, making it a 3-node setup. The existing 2 machines are running XP-Pro and WIndows 2000 Server, and they are plugged into a LinkSys (Cisco) router, with IP's manually assigned. I can successfully use Remote...

I used to be able to access the shared folders of my Windows XP computer from my Windows 7 laptop, but not anymore. Printing also stopped working. The computers are connected through Powerline networking (running through the power cables). I can see the other computer in the Windows 7 explorer...

I did a clean install of Windows 7 from Vista because of some previous issues, thought all was well, but I am having some problems. I have a HP DV3z-1000 w/ Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I installed the drivers recommended by HP and made sure everything is updated. 1) I cannot get the...