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???

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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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
    2011-03-30T15:33:16+00:00

    Great !! this has work for me as well. Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-11-28T03:42:21+00:00

    The registry hack worked for me.  I had a Win 7 Pro 64 workstation that had been connecting flawlessly to shares on my Win 2003 Server, but abruptly stopped accepting them (this was right after a Microsoft Update).  I knew the credentials worked because my fstab maps on my Ubuntu system still worked, only my Win 7 box couldn't get in.  The LmCompatibilityLevel registry hack did the trick - thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-10-24T11:30:06+00:00

    Many thanks for your detailed and yet to the point solution. It has worked for me. One addition would be on the user names and passwords. Like one user cant or can access the files and photos of the other user on the same computer, would work the same on the network computer. Ensure your user names and passowords credentials match. It would be pc of cake. Again many thanks to Malkeleah for this answers.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-10-15T23:22:42+00:00

    The register change, adding the DWORD, worked with 7 ultimate.  Thanks

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