Can't connect with XP machines

Originally Posted by Charles Linquist

I have a home network with 7 or 8 XP machines. All are on the same workgroup. All share EVERYTHING. All have passwords. All are logged in with an ADMINISTRATOR account. All can see each other on the network. They all talk to each other just fine. All the GUEST accounts are turned ON.

I loaded Windows 7 on a machine, and turned on sharing for drive C: I gave everyone ALL permissions. I also went into the Network and Sharing Center. I had no idea what a "HomeGroup" was, so I went a few more menus deep and found the Workgroup setting. I set that up with the name of my workgroup.

From the Windows 7 machine, I can see all the XP machines on the network, and they can see the Windows 7 machine. But when I try to view anything (drive C:\ , for example), I get the "you might not have permission to view this network resource....". I get the same thing when I try to log on to the Windows 7 machine from the XP machines.

Since I can't log on to my XP machines, I also can't connect to, and use the printers attached to them.

I basically want a big, open, flat network. No security at all between machines. What do I need to do?

I've got the same problem...
I can connect all my XP machines to each to each other using traditional networkin (and not simplified). Unfortunaltely, I'm struggling to connect to Windows XP share folders from Windows7.

I've tried pretty much all that I know based on Windows networking as well as the tips mentioned here in this thread.

I'd appreciate further tips..

thanks!

I have the same issue; XP machines cannot see the Windows 7 machine. I've tried all suggestions here. Anothet symptom of mine is the XP machines cannot even ping the Windows 7 machine succesfully. Win 7 machine can ping the others fine. Windows firewall is turned off, and there is no other software running on the machine. Any ideas why I can't even ping the box?

Windows networking fixed!!(w7 to xp) hmmm this should work, worked for me, but im on 32-bit w7....

Originally Posted by h0mbre

I've got the same problem...
I can connect all my XP machines to each to each other using traditional networkin (and not simplified). Unfortunaltely, I'm struggling to connect to Windows XP share folders from Windows7.

I've tried pretty much all that I know based on Windows networking as well as the tips mentioned here in this thread.

I'd appreciate further tips..

thanks!

I forgot to mention that when I try to connect from Win7 to a WinXP shared folder it keeps on asking me for a username and password. I've tried existing accounts with no luck, I've even created a new account on Win7 with admin rights yet, I still I keep on getting the same login window asking me for username and password.

Thanks

If you mean W7 to a WinXP shared folder, its most likely winXP problem, unless you can connect to them with another computer; that being said, make sure you have no firewalls on, and the setting : require password to login.... is disabled in WinXP

I have installed Win 7 on my Fujitsu Siemens Notebook. The XP computers from Network can see the shared folders but my Windows 7 cannot see the XP Computers. Pinging in cmd I see the XP computers, but in Windows Explorer nothing. I tried Workgroup (with the same name for all network) and home network.

Can anybody help me.

Thanks

make sure you have sharing enabled on your XP machine, make sure your firewall accepts windows sharing with other computers, OR if you have an advanced firewall, make sure your IP's are accepted by the firewall. Futhermore, if it doesn't show up in explorer, simply try \\"name of computer" if you already havent; if it refuses to work after that, check your router to see if it is blocking a port on an ip or something dumb like that...

Originally Posted by stupidbiznitch9

make sure you have sharing enabled on your XP machine, make sure your firewall accepts windows sharing with other computers, OR if you have an advanced firewall, make sure your IP's are accepted by the firewall. Futhermore, if it doesn't show up in explorer, simply try \\\"name of computer\" if you already havent; if it refuses to work after that, check your router to see if it is blocking a port on an ip or something dumb like that...

Thanks for your Help. In windows 7 had missing TCP/IP Netbios helper enable. The rest Workstation, DHCP Client, DNS Client, Server and Computer Browser had been already enable.

Networking appears to be still "slightly broken" in W7 Build 7000.

If your W7 machine has a different Userid / Password combination from the XP machine you want to connect to then the initial LOGON screen prompting for a UserID / Password is missing and you'll get an error "Windows is unable to access this resource \\xpcomputername.

To get round this simply do (on the W7 machine) :


On the W7 Machine try connecting as follows

on Network right mouse click and then connect network drive. Note click on the HIGH LEVEL Network icon not against the machine you want to connect to.

Note also the FIRST time you try and connect the W7 machine to your network you should run the Network setup wizard on all the XP machines and ensure they are in the same workgroup as the W7 machine. You might also "Unshare" and "Reshare" drives on the XP machines -- this should reset / update directory prmissions as well.

then type \\xpmachinename\sharename and see if you can connect or get a logon screen asking for a userid and password.
You can also type \\lanipaddress\sharename instead of the computer name where laneipaddress is the LOCAL lan IP address of the XP computer.

Once you've connected then you can click on the computer in the Network list and it will work as before.

It should work without doing this is your W7 userid / password is the same as on the XP machine you want to connect to.


Ensure also your W7 computer is defined as being on a PRIVATE network and enable file and printer sharing.

Don't bother with Homegroups.

Cheers

jimbo

This worked for me !!! Thanks VERY much. I hope someone posts this on some other threads as this is a frustrating problem and needs to be made easier.
Thanks again.