Solved Full access and trust between my Laptop and PC?

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I have two machines at home, names are "PC" and "LAPTOP".
User name for my Admin user on both machines is "Anna"

They are each connected to my internet hub, just a dumb and very basic hub provided by the ISP.

I want both machines to have full access to all drives one each machine.

When I first set it up, I was in a hurry and gave full access to "Everyone" on the "LAPTOP" and that seemed to give the PC access to it's drives. But it doesn't work the other way!
But what's the nice and less crude way of doing this?

I don't want to have to re-do it and I don't want to have to enter any passwords.

I want it to be like at work when I am automatically connected to all network drives upon logging on.

Since this isn't wireless, there are no huge concerns of anyone else being able to tap into the machines; security isn't a concern -I care more about convenience.

Any tips appreciated and sorry about the n00b questions.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    24 GB DDRAM3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT430 x2
    Sound Card
    Audial
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 28" Sharp
    Screen Resolution
    1360 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, Hitachi, Western Digital
    PSU
    750 watt
    Cooling
    liquid closed
I have two machines at home, names are "PC" and "LAPTOP".
User name for my Admin user on both machines is "Anna"

They are each connected to my internet hub, just a dumb and very basic hub provided by the ISP.

I want both machines to have full access to all drives one each machine.

When I first set it up, I was in a hurry and gave full access to "Everyone" on the "LAPTOP" and that seemed to give the PC access to it's drives. But it doesn't work the other way!
But what's the nice and less crude way of doing this?

I don't want to have to re-do it and I don't want to have to enter any passwords.

I want it to be like at work when I am automatically connected to all network drives upon logging on.

Since this isn't wireless, there are no huge concerns of anyone else being able to tap into the machines; security isn't a concern -I care more about convenience.

Any tips appreciated and sorry about the n00b questions.

The following link shows how to set up drive sharing for network access. Adjustments to both the sharing tab and most importantly the Security tab are required.

You can also create a Homegroup between those two machines then add the drives to any Library for access.

Permissions Problem ?? Solved - 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
From your PC: Control Panel->Network and Sharing Center->Change advanced sharing settings
did you tick on the "Turn off password protected sharing" under All Networks?

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Thanks topgundcp! It's true that the option you mentioned was not ticked.
But it doesn't make a difference. I still can't get on the other machine. Get asked for password and entering the password doesn't seem to matter. I don't particularly care about having a "homegroup". I just want the drives to be accessible to both machines on the network. It's very hard to believe it should so tricky. I set every permission I could find to "everyone" and "homegroup users". The machines can see each other, but are locking each other out, against my will. I don't understand how to change it.


The following link shows how to set up drive sharing for network access. Adjustments to both the sharing tab and most importantly the Security tab are required.

You can also create a Homegroup between those two machines then add the drives to any Library for access.

Permissions Problem ?? Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

That link doesn't answer my question as far as I can tell.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    24 GB DDRAM3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT430 x2
    Sound Card
    Audial
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 28" Sharp
    Screen Resolution
    1360 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, Hitachi, Western Digital
    PSU
    750 watt
    Cooling
    liquid closed

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Thanks topgundcp! It's true that the option you mentioned was not ticked.
But it doesn't make a difference. I still can't get on the other machine. Get asked for password and entering the password doesn't seem to matter. I don't particularly care about having a "homegroup". I just want the drives to be accessible to both machines on the network. It's very hard to believe it should so tricky. I set every permission I could find to "everyone" and "homegroup users". The machines can see each other, but are locking each other out, against my will. I don't understand how to change it.


The following link shows how to set up drive sharing for network access. Adjustments to both the sharing tab and most importantly the Security tab are required.

You can also create a Homegroup between those two machines then add the drives to any Library for access.

Permissions Problem ?? Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

That link doesn't answer my question as far as I can tell.

For drive sharing read and follow the link precisely.

There is nothing mysterious about this. Turning off password protected sharing has nothing to do with drive sharing. :think:

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
Thanks! Ok I have followed this, and I can MAP the network drives I want, and see the folders on that drive. But when I try to expand them I get "You do not have permission to access this computer" or something like that. This is from the Laptop to the PC. The other way it works. I can't figure out what's different. Both machines are Windows 8. I am not bothered about homegroups, workgroups or any of Microsofts user friendly stuff (which I can't get to work anyway). II want to access the entire drive from the laptop to the PC and vice versa.


chev65 said:
For drive sharing read and follow the link precisely.

There is nothing mysterious about this. Turning off password protected sharing has nothing to do with drive sharing. :think:

HDD sharing - Windows 7 Help Forums

I have already granted full access for "Everyone" for the drives in questions. Plus added "Everyone" to the users for the Shares.
Neither solved the problem. It must be caused by something else.

My admin user (the account I use on a day-to-day basis) on the machine has no password, and I don't want to set one.
Whereas the laptop user is temporarily set to an online Microsoft Live user (although I plan to disable that).

Could the lack of password, or the fact that one is an an online MS user and the other is a local account have something to do with it?


I'm grasping straws here....
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    24 GB DDRAM3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT430 x2
    Sound Card
    Audial
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 28" Sharp
    Screen Resolution
    1360 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, Hitachi, Western Digital
    PSU
    750 watt
    Cooling
    liquid closed
EDIT: Solved - the problem appears to be that the user on my PC had no password. I set a password and set automatic logon with pre-populated password. Both PCs have the same user name and password.

I am still getting prompted for password upon connecting from the laptop to the PC, but entering the joint login and password worked.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    24 GB DDRAM3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT430 x2
    Sound Card
    Audial
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 28" Sharp
    Screen Resolution
    1360 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, Hitachi, Western Digital
    PSU
    750 watt
    Cooling
    liquid closed
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