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Let me state at the outset that I have had these two computers successfully networked in the last two weeks, but they will not stay networked. This machine is running Windows 7 (64 Bit) and the other machine is running Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3, 32 Bit. Both computers are set up to share everything in their C drives. The XP machine has a D drive that is also set up to share. In the last two weeks I have copied files back and forth between the two machines on all the drives. Both computers still show up under the network folders for each machine. Both computers are set up on the network with a workgroup name of HOME. I have run the Network Troubleshooter on the Windows 7 machine and it does not detect any problems. The Windows 7 Computer is named NEWCOMPUTER. The Windows XP computer is named OLDCOMPUTER. I have also shut down the firewalls and Virus protection programs on both machines. Network discovery is turned on for the Windows 7 machine. File and printer sharing is turned on. File sharing connections are set to 40 or 56 Bit encryption. Password protected sharing is turned OFF. Windows is allowed to manage Homegroup connections. Using the services.msc command, I set the Computer Browser properties startup type to automatic, the Server properties to automatic, the SSDP DEiscovery to automatic, and the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper to automatic.
When I initially set up the Windows 7 machine, I tried to share the whole C drive with the Windows XP machine, but Windows XP would give an error message that said "Access denied you may not have permission..." So I went into the Windows 7 machine and had to set sharing and permissions to full control for everyone for every folder in the C drive. Then the Windows XP machine was able to open, read, and change every file on the Windows 7 machine other than System files. Now, when I click on the OLDCOMPUTER from the Windows 7 machine I get the error message "Error Code: 0x80070035 Windows cannot access\OLDCOMPUTER. When I click on the NEWCOMPUTER from the Windows XP machine I get the following error:
"An error occurred while reconnecting Y:to\Newcomputer\C: Microsoft Windows Network: The Network path was not found. The connection has not been restored."
A GUEST account is also set up on the XP machine. I am running a Netgear RP614v4****wired 4 port router that is connected via Ethernet cables to a Satellite Broadband modem. There is also a printer connected to this same router. Both computers can print to the printer via this router. Both Computers can access the Internet. They just cannot access each other.
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hi
I do this solution that I meet mentioned error (0x080070035);
it occure between xp & 7 sometimes
so in Start type secpol.msc
go this path -> local policies -> security options -> network security: Lan Manager ...
-> choose second choice -> Send LM & NTLM- use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated
maybe OK
Hi Mike Sutherland 777,
Welcome to Microsoft Windows.
I would suggest you to change the security firewall settings or disable security software on the system and try to access the location.
For more information you may visit the link mentioned below where the customer has come the similar problem.
Hope this information is helpful.
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The following Microsoft provided solution has worked for me on two different computers which suddenly started exhibiting this error. However there is one important additional step I had to do. After executing the steps specified in Method 3, I had to disable and then reenable my network connection to see any changes.
Method 3.
Ensure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers
a. Go to “Control Panel - Network Connections”.
b. Right-Click on the connection and click Properties.
c. Find Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 4 in the list.
d. Click Properties, and then click Advanced.
e. On the Advanced TCP/IP settings windows, go to “WINS” tab.
f. Under NetBIOS setting, click Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and then click OK.
(Make sure to disable and then reenable your network connection after clicking OK)
I have run into the same problem; Ajoy Bhatia gave a clue!
I have tried all typical fixes from other threads. Cutting and pasting (my comments marked with JDG):
1. Make sure that the Network Discovery is enabled.
1) Click Start.
2) Click Control Panel.
3) Click Networking and Sharing Center.
4) Click the Drop Down arrow next to Network Discovery. JDG: THIS DOES NOT EXIST in Windows 7.
5) Click the option, Turn on network discovery. JDG: Set to 'Work network'.
6) Click apply. JDG: No apply button.
2. Temporarily disable Windows Firewall and Security software, then access your friend’s computer.
JDG: It's MICROSOFT firewall - pretty sad if a MICROSOFT firewall adds a networking layer that MICROSOFT file sharing can't diagnose. BUT turned it off anyway, same problem.
3. Ping your friend’s IP address and see if you can ping it.
JDG: Yes, it's been pingable, since before step 1.
4. Access the computer using\\server\SharedFolder.
JDG: This does not work, generates error0x80070035
5. Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP:
JDG: Done - same error.
Now, per Ajoy, I did try using the IP address obtained via 'ping' and using the IP address instead of the fully resolvable name, it DOES work. (\\IPAddress\SharedFolder)
ALSO, note that the PING worked BEFORE turning NETBIOS on.
So - apparently Windows Explorer doesn't correctly use name resolution services. This is clearly a BUG.
Doing some further testing: if I add a HOSTS file entry for the IP address, then file sharing via\\server\share works FINE.
This home network doesn't have a dedicated DNS server.
So apparently windows file sharing doesn't use proper name resolution?
== John ==
== John ==
one of the issues here I see is the sharing of the complete C: drive, I take the fact that it was working up untill a little while ago as another windows update, in my experience the network and sharing center setting to lower the encrytion level doesn't fully work.
Properly to do this would be to create a work folder or shared folder and only share up that, XP and win7 are different encryption levels and there may have been an update that closed or changed the encrytion levels on the root of C: ( I'd have to look it up ). Or the OS / sync function has seen this as a problem and changed the encrytion back to default ( win 7 has done this to me too ).
As too the later issue of network access, no, but unc path works. I found that to be the ntlm default settings are at 128 and the pc's won't talk together, this is dealt with in the domain threads. Also check that your RPC service is set to automatic.
