ive seen some comments and trying and worked. i thank all for the comments. On the otherhand i set this up on a whim because i did not know how. i would like to reset and close all sharing options and start over. i see directorys i can not access with xp. i would like to clear all sharing in one wack and try again. im using windows 7 pro, (3) computers with xp pro, and one Eee netbook with XP Home wireless. Any comments would be appropriated.

Hi, Can you descript the issue more detail? Can you access the Windows XP shared folder from Windows 7 now? To troubleshoot the network connection issue between Windows 7 and Windows XP, please refer to the following article: Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP If there is any detail error message, please capture the window and upload it for research. Thanks, Novak