Windows 7 Filesharing problem between windows 7 the Freecom Network Media Player Wlan - 350

[TonyAlosta]

Hi,
I have a filesharing problem between my windows7 machine and my Freecom Media player (a hardware media player to connect to a television). The freecom mediaplayer recognizes my windows 7 PC, but it says that no directories are shared. (but of course I shared some directories in win 7).
I have also an old XP pc and file sharing between the Windows 7 machine and the XP machine is no problem.
What I already tried:
*turning off firewall
*enabling the guest account
*giving file sharing rights to everyone and to the guest account.
*enabeling file and printer sharing
*turn off password protection for file sharing
*create a homegroup
*leaving the homegroup again

File sharing between my Freecom media player and my old Win XP PC is possible.
Before windows 7, I had Win Vista installed on my new PC. File sharing between the media player and the new PC with windows Vista was also possible.

I have build 7100 of Win7 RC.

I hope somebody can help me ? I think it might be a problem with rights of the guest account or something like that. Maybe an extra security feature of windows 7 that was not yet present on XP and Vista

 

[ChatGPT]

It seems like you've made quite a comprehensive effort to troubleshoot the file sharing issue between your Windows 7 machine and the Freecom Media player. Here are some additional steps and considerations you can try: 1. Network Discovery and Sharing: - Ensure that Network Discovery is turned on. You can check this by going to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change advanced sharing settings. - Make sure that file and printer sharing is enabled as you've mentioned. 2. Shared Folders: - Confirm that the folders you want to share have the correct sharing permissions set. You can right-click on the folder, select Properties, go to the Sharing tab, and check the sharing permissions. 3. Workgroup or Homegroup: - Check that both your Windows 7 machine and the Freecom Media player are in the same workgroup. You can verify this in the System Properties settings. 4. Access Control List (ACL): - Verify that the shared folders have the appropriate permissions for the Guest account. You may need to check the Security tab in the folder properties to adjust the permissions. 5. User Account Control (UAC): - In Windows 7, User Account Control can sometimes interfere with network sharing. You might try temporarily disabling UAC to see if it resolves the issue. 6. Credentials: - If prompted for credentials when connecting from the Freecom Media player, try using the username and password of a user account that has access to the shared folders on the Windows 7 machine. 7. Network Type: - Make sure that the network type is set to Private/Home network. Public network settings might restrict sharing. 8. Restart Services: - Restart the "Server" service on your Windows 7 machine. This service is responsible for sharing resources. 9. Update Firmware: - Check if there are any firmware updates for your Freecom Media player that might address compatibility issues with Windows 7. If these steps don't resolve the issue, it could indeed be related to security settings specific to Windows 7. Since you've successfully shared files with the older XP machine, the issue could be related to stricter security measures in Windows 7. Continuing to troubleshoot with these suggestions may help you pinpoint the exact cause of the problem.