Two Win 10 machines - no connection

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  1. Posts : 30,077
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #11

    and just to make sure something is lingering could you run these four commands, both machines.

    Run the following four bolded commands. Use a Command Prompt(admin) or Powershell(admin)

    Do not key in info in brackets, there for your information.

    ipconfig /flushdns (Clear the dns cache)
    nbtstat -RR (release and refesh NetBIOS names)
    netsh int ip reset (reset ip settings)
    netsh winsock reset (Reset Winsock Catalog)
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  2. Posts : 4,201
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest RP
       #12

    Back a few years ago the admin shares, of the root of a drive, such as C$ became such a basic security risk that microsoft made system changes to restrict their sharing totally, I cannot be sure if this restriction is still active on Windows 10, but I think it may be, (MS rarely go back without a lot of fanfare )

    You may wish to try sharing from a folder in C: rather than C: root itself.

    It's obviously easier if you use identical usernames and passwords but as long as the user on the sharing system has the correct NTFS rights and correct Sharing Rights are present, and correct credentials are used it should be a "simple" matter.

    Just a personal thing, but I would never give the Everyone SID extra rights over those it has by default in the Users area, Public files tree. Doing this even on a home system with low target status for malware, will allow any malware infection free control of the whole system
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Okay, now it's become hit or miss. I have been able to share SOME folders, but not others. Right now, I'm trying to share a folder under Program Files (x86). I tried sharing Program Files (x86), and it won't work. So I went to the next subfolder under Program Files (x86), Aivlasoft, which also has a child folder called EFB. I need to share the EFB folder because it has an exe file that needs to connect to my other computer.

    I've tried sharing Aivlasoft, and also EFB without success. If I could share the Program Files (x86) folder and its subfolders, I'd be a happy camper, but although it shows up on my other computer, I get the old "You do not have permissions...blah, blah. I've tried changing permissions in Security to no avail.
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  4. Posts : 30,077
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #14

    Can you access this EFB folder from the Win 7 machine?
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  5. Posts : 4,201
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest RP
       #15

    All files located anywhere under the Program Files tree are protected as part of the operating System, in order to prevent access to the files should you have a malware infection.

    These files and folders are actually owned by the Trusted User, System account which sits between the Hidden Administrator Account and the Administrators Group.

    This means that only the hidden Administrator can change any permissions in Program Files / Program files (x86) this applies to both folders and files.

    Application developers should know about this setup, but some still insist on using practices that were changed with Windows XP.

    There are ways to get around the rules by logging into windows as the Hidden Administrator and making changes - I would only suggest that users are added to the permissions and any existing users in the locked folders are best left alone
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  6. Posts : 7
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #16

    Caledon Ken said:
    and just to make sure something is lingering could you run these four commands, both machines.

    netsh winsock reset (Reset Winsock Catalog)
    Need admin for this - thought I WAS admin.
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  7. Posts : 7
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Caledon Ken said:
    and just to make sure something is lingering could you run these four commands, both machines.

    netsh winsock reset (Reset Winsock Catalog)
    Need admin for this - thought I WAS admin.
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  8. Posts : 30,077
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #18

    Run command prompt as admin or powershell as admin

    There is another Admin, the built in one, that is disabled by default. The all powerful.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...trator-account
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