First make sure both machines are members of the same Workgroup which by default is named Workgroup. You will want to verify the following settings under Advanced Sharing Settings for the Home or Work and Public profile.
If you want any user to have access the public shares turn off password protection. This is located in Advanced Sharing Settings toward the bottom of the list. If you want to keep it enabled make sure there is a log in account for the other XP machines and they have a password. To share the printer on the Windows 7 machine go into Devices and Printers from the Start menu and double click on the printer icon.
In the Properties screen click on the Sharing Tab and check the box to share the printer and type in its share name. To find the shared folders and devices double click on the Windows 7 machine icon under Network. Here you can see the printer connected to my Windows 7 machine is shared and also the Users Folder. Continue into the Users folder and Public to see the shared folders, here I also created a folder called XP Share just to keep everything in central location.
Double click on the Share folder to find a list of shared folders in the Public folder on Windows 7. If you have password protection enabled you will need to type in the username and password of the user account on the Windows 7 machine first.
In some cases you will need to install the x86 XP drivers for the shared printer because the Windows 7 drivers are not compatible with XP. When everything is installed open up Printers and Faxes to find the shared printer.
This should help you get started with sharing your files and other devices with your Windows 7 machine. When I first started I was able to see the printer on XP right away because I had a HomeGroup set up, but once I deleted it I needed to share the printer like you would for a workgroup.
You might also have to do a couple restarts of the XP machine for it to see the shared resources on Windows 7. If you have had any experiences with sharing between Windows 7 and XP leave us a comment! Use Google Fonts in Word. Use FaceTime on Android Signal vs. Customize the Taskbar in Windows What Is svchost.
Best Smartwatches. Best Gaming Laptops. Best Smart Displays. Gaurav V. Hi, I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps form the KB article and check if it helps. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.
In reply to Gaurav V's post on May 15, Unfortunately it is not helpful. I had already checked everything those articles go over.
Another site recommended checking if the computers can even ping to each other, and they can't. If it is somehow related to firewall, I have no idea how to fix it, since the file sharing exception has always been checked. Hi, sounds like you are trying to connect via a network bridge You are looking for a product key?
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