Hi....new here.
I finally replaced my old windows xp desktop with a newer 8.1 desktop (was my {deceased} brother's).....I've got it up and running and connected to the internet. I installed a wireless printer and can access that from my win 7 laptop, my android tablet and my android phone. What I CAN'T do is access my c drive and any other folders on my win 8.1 machine from my win 7 laptop. I can see the computer in the network map.....I can see the 'c' folder, and the 'users' folder, (and the printer) but when I double click on the c folder I get this: "Windows cannot access \\Steven-gateway\c" (my desktop) ...it says "you do not have permission to access {that folder}. Contact your network admin to request access.
I've clicked on about everything I can find and I can't get it fixed. I've probably got something really messed up. Any and all help appreciated.
I finally replaced my old windows xp desktop with a newer 8.1 desktop (was my {deceased} brother's).....I've got it up and running and connected to the internet. I installed a wireless printer and can access that from my win 7 laptop, my android tablet and my android phone. What I CAN'T do is access my c drive and any other folders on my win 8.1 machine from my win 7 laptop. I can see the computer in the network map.....I can see the 'c' folder, and the 'users' folder, (and the printer) but when I double click on the c folder I get this: "Windows cannot access \\Steven-gateway\c" (my desktop) ...it says "you do not have permission to access {that folder}. Contact your network admin to request access.
I've clicked on about everything I can find and I can't get it fixed. I've probably got something really messed up. Any and all help appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8.1