Hi,
I have a fairly old laptop with winxp.
Just got myself a new Samsung that came with preinstalled Windows8
I decided I'll set it up and use the winxp as a file server/download station where I could stream directly from rather than clutter the new win8
In XP - I enabled file sharing. I right clicked a folder on my desktop, shared it (simple file sharing)
Win8 - Asked me if its a home/work network or public - marked home/work.
They couldn't see each other till I renamed both workgroups to "2012"
I could now access my XP shared folder, read/write - all good till here.
walked out for 10mins, now they're acting weird. they can either not see each other or i get the "not accessible" error
XP - I've tried disabling simple file sharing, using permissions.. no change. Enabled NetBios over tcp/ip
still no joy
any suggestions please??
I have a fairly old laptop with winxp.
Just got myself a new Samsung that came with preinstalled Windows8
I decided I'll set it up and use the winxp as a file server/download station where I could stream directly from rather than clutter the new win8
In XP - I enabled file sharing. I right clicked a folder on my desktop, shared it (simple file sharing)
Win8 - Asked me if its a home/work network or public - marked home/work.
They couldn't see each other till I renamed both workgroups to "2012"
I could now access my XP shared folder, read/write - all good till here.
walked out for 10mins, now they're acting weird. they can either not see each other or i get the "not accessible" error
XP - I've tried disabling simple file sharing, using permissions.. no change. Enabled NetBios over tcp/ip
still no joy
any suggestions please??