imrazor
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- Alabama, USA
On my Windows 8 Pro PC, I've enabled sharing and set my home network up as a private network. When it was running Win 8 Consumer Preview, I was able to login as "joeblow@gmail.com". Then when I shared a folder, I was able to connect to it from my Win7 PC by entering "joeblow" as my user name and providing it with my Windows Live password. Win8 Pro doesn't appear to be working this way. I am able to see the Win8 PC from the Win7 PC, but when I open it up I see a blank window. Trying to enter a direct path, or mapping to \\Win8PC\C$ doesn't work. Homegroups aren't really an option for me since I have an XP machine and a Mac on my home network. Is a local account the only answer? Would that even work?
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Precision M6400
- CPU
- QX9100 ES
- Memory
- 8GB DDR3-1066
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD FirePro M7740
- Sound Card
- Sigmatel
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17" Laptop Panel
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- WD Scorpio Black 500GB SATA II
WD Scorpio Black 160GB SATA II
- Internet Speed
- 60Mbps