Hi All I have managed to get my Win7 PC talking to my XP PC, no problem. My XP machine can see the public folder on the Win7. But there is a software on the XP machine which needs to access a certain file on the Win7 machine in the Program Files folder which I cannot get access to. I cannot move the file into the public folder as the software on Win7 needs to see it in Program files. Help. Thanks Dianne

You said you can see the public folder on the Win7. Then can you see the program files too? If not, You need to change the sharing setting of Program Folder to make it accessible via network. Also, to make program control Network files, you need to change the setting of Firewall to allow access to that program."Everything we do is dictated by motive."

Hi Ryan Thanks for this. I can see public folders but they don't contain the program files folder. There is one folder in program files I need to access from the other PC but try as I may I cannot get sharing on either the program files folder or any folders inside program files. Dianne

Hi, If you want to access the Program files folder, it is not supported; the Sharing option is not available for Program Files, and Windows system folders. In addition, you cannot share folders in other users’ profiles. Hope it helps. Alex ZhaoPlease 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.