Urgently Need Your Help

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I have windows 7 pc and Windows XP pc on my network and they work perfectly and they are cinnected through LAN
Yesterday, I bought a new Win 8 Laptop now and made it in the same network. win 8 is connected through wifi network now i can see all the pc in y network and can access win xp pc through network but cannot access win 7 pc through network
whenever i click in win 7 pc it says you cannot access this pc plz help its urgently and also win 8 pc cannot be accessed from any pc in the network
Plz help how ca i access win 7 pc from my network
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
You need to go into the Advanced Sharing settings on the Windows 8 machine. Turn on Network Discovery for all networks and for private networks. The pictures should make it more clear as this seems to be confusing many people.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
I have already done that but of no help.............
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
I have done that and able to access win 7 pc but not able to open the folders in it...........

see it

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
I can't read the image you posted. Apparently my suggestion worked because I see plenty of PC's there.

If you are having access problems be sure that the C>Users folder is shared through the sharing tab as per the picture below.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
is it necessary to share the users folder in c drive bcoz i havent shared it in either win 7 pc or win 8 pc
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
i have shared the users folders in both win 7 and win 8 pc and able to access it but not able to access the other folders
plz help.......
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
Have you rebooted all systems after your changes?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 & Windows 7 Dual Boot
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G60
    CPU
    AMD Turion RM-70 Dual Core 2.0 GHZ
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 8200M G
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Mouse
    MS Intellipoint 5 button (love it!)
    Browser
    Chrome and Chromium
    Antivirus
    Avast Free & Malwarebytes
yes man i have rebooted all systems and still no help............

i am able to access the users folder but not the other folders
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
yes man i have rebooted all systems and still no help............

i am able to access the users folder but not the other folders

Looks like enabling Network Discovery and File and Printer sharing worked as it should, nothing new there. That usually does the trick.

Looks like sharing the User folder worked as well and appears as if you are asking a completely new question now about sharing something besides the user folder.

No sharing is possible without first sharing the Users folder, this is how sharing works in Windows. This option is usually enabled by default for this reason.

Your first and second problems are now solved although these standard adjustments don't seem very urgent. :confused:

From there you simply choose the options> "Share With" then choose "Nobody" if you want to unshare one of the folders.

Which other folders do you require access to because access to C drive usually isn't required and sharing from there can be a security risk.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
by other folders i mean to say that i have shared h drive on win 7 pc and not able to access it from win 8 pc...........
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
i have shared h drive on win 7 pc and not able to access it from win 8 pc
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
i have shared h drive on win 7 pc and not able to access it from win 8 pc

So now were sharing drives I guess, now that the other problems with Network Discovery and sharing the Users folder are solved. :)

You must access the security tab of this particular drive then Add Everyone to the access list in order to share drives, the link below shows you how.

HDD sharing - Windows 7 Help Forums
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
i have already done so...........
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K56CB
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3337U
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE 740M
    Hard Drives
    750GB
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