i cannot access my windows 7 pro computer from my windows 7 home version without the stupid id and password screen. i can access in the other direction fine. non of the suggested fixes work including turning on/turning off network passwords, identical user names/passwords on both computers, cahnging the registry. any other ideas.

U have to do this in the 2 machines ... click the start button and type secpol.msc in the search function. Browse to "Local Policies" -> "Security Options". Now look for the entry "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level" and open it. Click on the dropdown menu and select "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated". Apply the settings. In the Advanced sharing settings page of Network and sharing center, you need to have it set as Work/Home profile. Try -Enable network discovery -Turn on file and print sharing -Turn off password protected sharing -Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers The other settings such as encryption I have set as use 128 bit encryption. Please check related policies. 1. Enter gpedit.msc in the Start Search box. 2. Open Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Settings. 3. In the right pane, enable the following policies: Network access: Allow anonymous SID/name translation Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users Also please disable the following policies. Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and shares I want to be a MVP! | Computer Technician - MCITP Enterprise Administrator 2008

Hi, You can try to use the new feature of Windows 7Home Group. Please refer to this. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/homegroup Kim Zhou TechNet Community Support

Hi, You can try to use the new feature of Windows 7Home Group. Please refer to this. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/homegroup Kim Zhou TechNet Community Support