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Networking Problems
Hello All,
I have three computers, each with a different OS flavor: Win 7 Home Premium, Win 7 Pro, and Win 10, Build 9926. All three computers show in my file manager under Network, but only 2 are available for actual use (the two Win 7 versions). When I try to login to my desktop, I get the message that the computer is not accessible and that I need permission to access it. None of the three computers have passwords, and they are only connected by a wired Ethernet network.
A similar situation arises in my HomeGroup - the two Win 7 computers can talk to each other, share files, and share my single printer, but the two Win 7 computers have no access to my Win 10 computer, and it can't share files with either of the two Win 7 computers. And the Win 10 computer doesn't even register on the two Win 7 computers.
Does anybody know whether Win 7 can talk to Win 10 or is there some 'secret' to getting the computers to share files and printer? Let me know if there is other info you need to respond to this question.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
BearPup
UPDATE: I finally found locations that I can bookmark to share files between all 3 computers (stumbled across them last night). But, the Win 10 computer can't print to my printer, only the 2 Win 7 computers can print. The Win 10 computer only wants to save the output to a file, even downloading the print driver did no good. So I'm again left with the question: Can a Win 10 computer fully talk with a Win 7 computer, or is there some Win 10 issue with printing on a Win 7 printer?
Again, my thanks for your assistance.
Last edited by BearPup; 09 Feb 2015 at 11:39.