Networking between Windows 7 and Mac suddenly stopped working
I've had a Mac (Snow Leopard) running on my network for nearly 2 years without problems. Suddenly last week, the Mac and the Windows 7 PC are unable to access files on each other. The Windows 7 PC shows the Mac as being on the Network, but when I try to connect to it I get error code 0x80070035 "The network path was not found." Yet, it had been found for months prior. Also, I can access the Apache server running on the Mac, so it's not that the network itself isn't working. Similarly, on the Mac, I used to be able to connect to the Windows 7 data by using Connect to Server from the Finder window and then selecting the Windows 7 PC. Now when I attempt that operation, I get a message informing me that the connection failed. All of this has just started happening in the past week or so? Does anyone know--has there been some kind of patch or software update to Windows 7 or Snow Leopard that might have caused this sudden problem? I appreciate any insight.
June 1st, 2011 4:29pm

Did you apply any patch on the Win7 machine? If yes what is the Kb no?
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June 1st, 2011 5:01pm

The last update applied was Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2541014) on May 25, 2011. I am not sure what date this problem began, but it was definitely after May 25. Thanks for mentioning this.
June 1st, 2011 5:06pm

Hi, According to your description, I suggest to perform these tests to troubleshoot the issue: 1 Login with Clean Boot on Windows 7 2 Temporally disable firewall 3 User \\Ip address to access Mac 4 Turn off network discovery and turn on again 5 register DNS via command: ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /registerdns If the issue persists, you can try to perform a system restore to fix the issue. Hope that helps. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com 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.
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June 2nd, 2011 4:59am

Hi, Did your issue solved? Please feel free to give me any update. Thanks. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease 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.
June 6th, 2011 9:05am

Hi, As this thread has been quiet for a while, we assume that the issue has been resolved. At this time, we will mark it as ‘Answered’ as the previous steps should be helpful for many similar scenarios. If the issue still persists, please feel free to reply this post directly so we will be notified to follow it up. You can also choose to unmark the answer as you wish. BTW, we’d love to hear your feedback about the solution. By sharing your experience you can help other community members facing similar problems. Thanks for your understanding and efforts. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease 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.
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June 8th, 2011 10:36am

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