I am trying to share files from a desktop PC running Windows XP with a laptop running Windows 7. I have followed the tutorials on Windows Microsoft site "Networking Home Computers Running Difference Versions of Windows". As a result, I can access music media files stored on my Windows XP machine from my laptop, but cannot access data files on my Windows XP from my laptop. When I click on the Workgroup file in the Networking area of my Windows XP machine I receive a note that informs me that I am not authorized to have access to these files and should contact the network Administrator which is me. I assume I have an incorrect setting which is blocking the sharing. Please let me know if you know of a solution. Thanks,

Hi, Please try the following suggestions to troubleshoot this issue: 1. Check if you can ping the computer with the command “ping computer name” or “ping IP Address”. 2. Temporarily disable or remove all the security software (firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc.) on the computers and check if it works. 3. If you have enabled simple file sharing on Windows XP computer, please check if Guest account has also been enabled; you can also disable the simple file sharing and reconfigure the sharing on the Windows XP computer with the following Knowledge Base: How to disable simple file sharing and how to set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP 4. Disable “Password protected sharing” in Windows 7. Hope this helps. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.