But when I went through this magic sequence, the problem went away! Documenting a problem is the first step towards solving it.
The XP boxes and the Windows 7 box are all in the workgroup named WORKGROUP. (The Windows 7 HomeGroup feature only works between Windows 7 PCs.) The XP PCs can see each other, and Windows 7 can see the PC directories. The XP PCs can see Users\Default and Users\Public directories on the Windows 7 box -- but they can't see the Users\Clayton Cramer there. I have done this from that directory on the Windows 7 PC:
1. Right click.
2. Properties
3. Sharing
4. Share... Add Everyone Read/Write Share Close
5. Advanced Sharing... Permissions Full Control OK
6. OK
7. Close
Password protection is turned off.
Conservative. Idaho. Software engineer. Historian. Trying to prevent Idiocracy from becoming a documentary.
Email complaints/requests about copyright infringement to clayton @ claytoncramer.com. Reminder: the last copyright troll that bothered me went bankrupt.
Friday, November 29, 2013
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