Connect to a PC via a network home

I had to replace a laptop I used by another Member of the family no longer uses.  The 'new' laptop is running Windows7 SP1.  I'm on an internal home network and shared the laptop computer, printer and an external hard drive on the network.  However, when I try to access a file on the laptop from another PC on the network, I wonder an ID and PW.  Member of the family who gave me the laptop has not, as far as I know, protect the laptop with user ID or PW and doesn't remember having when asked.  So, how can I access these files from another machine?

My immediate goal is to copy some files to a machine of third on the external hard drive.  The third machine is old enough that I can not connect it directly to the machine, so I have to go on the network.  I COULD reconnect the laptop I replaced, but the get me around this one problem - I know I will need to access the files on the laptop to replace again and again from another machine, so I need to solve this problem permanently.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

Tim

Hi Tim,.

Welcome to the Microsoft community. I will certainly help you with the problem you are experiencing.

This problem is usually due to incorrect settings on the computer you want to access the files from. To change the settings, follow the steps below (on the system you want to access the files from):

  1. Click on Start and go to Panel.

  2. Go to network and sharing Center. In the left pane, click change advanced sharing settings .

  3. Click on the arrow sign down to expand the network profile that you want to enable password protected sharing on or off.

  4. Select disable password protected sharing , and click save changes.

  5. Click Yes, if you get all the UAC prompts.

In addition, you can also see the following Microsoft article.

File and printer sharing: frequently asked questions

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/file-printer-sharing-FAQ#1TC=Windows-7

You can also view the following Microsoft link.

Homegroup from start to finish

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/HomeGroup-help#HomeGroup-start-to-finish=Windows-81&V1H=win81tab1&V2H=win7tab1

Let us know the results of these methods, by responding to this post. Hope this information was useful.

Thank you

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