Network Share not working through Windows 7 home premium

Anonymous
2009-11-23T11:08:24+00:00

Hello Friends,

I am have an issue with windows 7 home premium, whenever i am trying to connect any other OS like windows serevr 2003/XP from windows 7 home premium then getting a pormpt to put the network credientials, so after entring the same again it's asking seems to be not accepting.

ex: when trying to connect like \Server-A\ABCfolder then getting a prompt but when ever trying RDC is going through , i checked and verified the network sharing setting all seems to be fine.

Here i would like to update that WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM IS ON WORKGROUP AND I AM TRYING TO CONNECT THE MAHCINE WHICH ARE IN DOMAIN.

ANY SUGGESTIONS???

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Anonymous
2009-11-24T09:40:33+00:00

Thanks for your replies... The server is stand alone in the same workgroup with the other PCs. Anyway that seems to be a problem of windows 7 home since ultimate and professional edition connect properly to win 2000 share using the same user and password which that I am using with win7 home ed.   I guess that the windows 7 pc does not send the proper authentication info to the remote pc.  

The solution: Registry editing for LAN manager authentication level (in Home edition this can be configured through registry)

How to do it:  

1 . Open registry editor ( Start search - regedit)

2 . Browse to  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

3.  Create a new DWORD value  with the following properties:   NAME: LmCompatibilityLevel    

                                                                                            VALUE: 1

  1. Restart your PC and try the connection again...

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-04-21T21:03:24+00:00

    Try to turn off the firewall on the XP machine.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-04-21T20:22:03+00:00

    I HAD exactly the same problem.  But thanks to you I'm now connected to my Windows 2000 machine.

    This was really frustrating because I have a Windows 7 Professional machine and had no proble between

     that machine and the other two. It was just the Wim. 7 Home premium one.

    Thanks again!!

    RPS

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-04-18T07:54:24+00:00

    Hi David and Belle,

    I'm having the same problem.  I have tried editing the registry using both the Dword and Qword, after trying one, rebooting and having it fail - removing the edit and then using the other and rebooting again - several times. No luck - no Joy - I even tried a few Fwords and DDwords and it still doesn't connect. 

    Actually, that's not quite right.  If I don't have the regedits in there and I bring the system up without a drive mapping, I can map a drive to the server using the \\IP_address\share and it will work.  It will not work with the \\Server_name\Share - but then I don't have a DNS server on the network, but none of the other systems has a problem with naming.  Actually, I have been able to get on the server and install software from it to my clients laptop.  It will work until I reboot. When the system comes up I get  "The system name is in use" message again and nothing I do makes it work. Maybe I could get her to leave her new laptop at the office and never turn it off?

    Then I "Disconnect the drive", remake the connection and it will not work at all for a couple of reboots and then  the same things happens over again.  Just in case someone is interested; We have a small workgroup with a 2003 server.  This is the first Windows 7 system (a Dell Studio 1555, P-Dual-Core T4400 @ 2.2.GHz, 4GB RAM, 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium laptop purchased Thursday), all the other workstations are W2kPro with a couple of XP machines.

    Anyway I'll check in later - though I think I going to give in and recommend that she purchase W7Pro.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-04-17T07:16:23+00:00

    Well, I made the registry change that you suggested and I still can't see my XP computer.  If I try to ping it it times out.  However, on the XP side I can ping the Windows 7 computer and I get a response.  But, I do not see it in My Network Places.  The Workgroup names are identical, sharing is enabled, etc.  I just don't get it.  Any other ideas?  Thanks!

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