Magilla Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 There used to be an issue with windows 7 requiring a higher level of security by default than windows xp could provide. I had to configure a number of 7 machines to accept the 48bit key from xp (or something along those lines). That's quite correct. I recall I also had to do that. It was so long ago I'd forgotten about that bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintin123 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 The only reliable way I've found on my home network since I introduced Win 7 machines is to setup a user with the same name and password on each of the machines to be shared. Having a blank password on Win 7 no longer works reliably (if at all). If you are going to bring XP into the mix I guess you'll need to have matching workgroups (vista/7 doesn't care). If you must have different accounts for normal use on each machine, then you'll have to setup an account especially for file copying and do lots of switching users. Not ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I seem to have managed it between the win 7 computers now but I have no idea how I did it? I just had to put in the username and password for the machine my shared folder is based on to open it from my other computer. I bet the XP computer has been excluded by Bill Gates now haha! edit: Nope it is the same from the other computer:huh: Now I have to never touch anything again or it will lose its magic powers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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