Win7<->winXP share folders help

new situation:

I have managed to have this change:

-> PC-A and PC-B have same user account/pass now.

-> Guest account on PC-A ( XP PRO SP3) is now disabled.

-> Firewall in ON with exception of file and printer sharing.


Now on PC-B ( win7 ult)

ping to PC-A destination not achievable.

Network shows nothing ( neither this PC-B nor PC-A ) ( network type: 'public network' in win7 with network discovery enabled)

also I can't establish a Remote Desktop connection to PC-A


RUN:\\<ip>

shows shared drive with full access

(Guest Account on PC-A is Enabled )


Again changed in PC-A

Firewall Disabled, rest is same


now from PC-B

Network shows both computers PC-B and PC-A

Can't access PC-A contents, asks for credentials
I used same account as on PC-A ( actually now also on PC- but it does'nt accept and login screen again and again. No access

same from RUN window. not accepting credentials





Now if I turn on Guest account again on PC-A

everything is clear and I do have access on shares, furthermore, it does'nt ask for credentials

stillmore that, now other win7 machines also have access to that shares.( which is not wanted).

I NOW CAN establish a Remote Desktop connection to PC-A

----MY conlcusions--->

win7 is able to provide guest credentials when connecting to PC-A and somehow it is not accepting admin account created for this purpose in PC-A

on Win7 machine PC-B, its own login ac is same as PC-A
network type: Public, with network discovery enabled.

shortly: only Guest account is working from win7 PC-B to PC-A if guest is enabled on PC-A no other account works to access share.

Q. is it because the same account created on PC-A and PC-B is from Administrator group in both PC's ?



please suggest now

also Q. Who can have access to default shares c$.... on network ?

Now on PC-B ( win7 ult)

ping to PC-A destination not achievable.

...


RUN:\\<ip>

shows shared drive with full access

wait, so you cannot ping it but you can access its shares?

what was the ping error? destination host not reachable or was it a timeout of some sort?

if you cannot ping it some other sort of firewall is on. try disabling all firewalls/virus scanners and ping again

sorry for delay

all I can summarize is:

PC-A|(XP) PC-B(Win7)

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-Windows Firewall:OFF -can ping to PC-A
-Guest Account : ON -all shares acccessible


-Windows Firewall:ON -can NOT ping to PC-A( destination host unreachable)
-Guest Account : ON -all shares acccessible




-Windows Firewall:ON -can NOT ping to PC-A( destination host unreachable) -Guest Account : OFF -all shares NOT acccessible ( asks for credentials, but does'nt accept those account already built on PC-A )


-Windows Firewall:OFF -can ping to PC-A
) -Guest Account : OFF -all shares NOT acccessible ( asks for credentials, but does'nt accept those account already built on PC-A )