Windows7 can not see XP in Network viewer
Both computers are on same network and have same workgroup name. I can access the shares on the xp machine via run \\xpname\sharename and it is viewable on the Windows7 machine. When I open a shortcutted share to the same folder the address bar reflects Network xpname sharename. But when I open only the network viewer from say the computer icon and select network, the xp machine does not show up as a connected network device???
March 12th, 2011 7:01pm

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.
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March 14th, 2011 2:17am

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