See xp on windows 7 network

System Properties Now on the top of this window, click the Computer Name tab. Click OK in the dialog box. You will be prompted to restart your PC. Allow the PC to restart. Restart all PCs. This way you will not be prompted to use a password to enter the system with your other PCs. In your network and Sharing window on your Windows 7 machine, you should see your other devices, including those running XP.

To share other devices such as a printer, on your Windows 7 device, click Start. In the Start menu, click Devices and Printers. Your default printer should appear with a green check mark next to it. Click the printer and then click Customize your Printer. Customize your Printer The Properties screen will appear, and this is where you will select Share Printer.

In this screen you will also be prompted to name the printer. Name it so that you will recognize the printer when you enable sharing on your XP device. In the Network Sharing window on your Windows 7 device, you will now see your printer. It will also be placed in the Users share folder below. You will now see your Windows 7 device share folder. Click the share folder and you will see the printer you just shared.

Click Next. A window will then appear with the printer you named and shared in an icon box. Make sure to select the shared printer and click Next. A warning message may appear stating you are about to connect to a shared printer.

Click OK. In XP it is very nice and functional. On Windows 7 it is a piece of junk. Marilyn O. In reply to Dean Kent's post on July 28, On the final page of the wizard, click Finish. If you are prompted to do so, restart your computer. Sincerely, Marilyn. In reply to Marilyn O's post on July 31, Marylin, Here are my answers: 1 First, make sure the Workgroup name is the same on all of the computers in the network. I understand you have already done this step Correct: Workgroup is the same on both.

Did both, just to be certain. In reply to Dean Kent's post on August 1, I assume that since this last thread was in July, but there was no response I have the same problem as Dean as countless other have. Win7 just doesn't seem to want to play well with others in the network. Sometimes I can see others devices in my network but for the most part, everyone is an island So sad..

In reply to BarryOz's post on December 13, In reply to ITRay's post on December 13, Excellent question. Thank you. This isn't Microsoft Support.

However, getting all three of them to communicate with each other can be a bit of a challenge. The biggest problem you may run into is finding the correct printer drivers for both versions of Windows.

Another method of sharing data between XP and Windows 7 is mapping a network drive. Although it might sound complicated, the process is not bad. The trickiest part is making sure you add the appropriate local user. This will allow you to share the contents of an XP drive to your Windows 7 computer. Another scenario you might run into is having to share files and printers between a Vista and Windows 7 machine. The process is a bit easier than sharing between XP and Windows 7, but takes a bit of work.

Depending on what your printer is, sharing it should be easier as Vista and Windows 7 do a much better job of automatically locating the drivers. On the other hand, sharing with password protection becomes a bit more difficult.

Basically you need to add a user and set up sharing on the XP machine. But once again, we have a complete tutorial for that situation. If you have one or more Windows 7 machine, sharing files and devices becomes extremely easy with the Homegroup feature.

It allows you to stream media, control what data is shared, and can also be password protected. Change which Files are Shared in a Homegroup. If you want an ultimate setup that creates a centralized location to share files between all systems on your home network, regardless of the operating system, then set up a Windows Home Server. It allows you to centralize your important documents and digital media files on one box and provides easy access to data and the ability to stream media to other machines on your network.

Not only that, but it provides easy backup of all your machines to the server, in case disaster strikes. The biggest annoyance is dealing with printers that have a different set of drivers for each OS. Also my daughters laptop that has Vista works fine as well????? The Win 7 used to work fine then all of a sudden it doesn't.

So how to do this? First, you need to know the name of the computer which hosts the printer, and the name of the printer to be shared. Write down the name that you see here because this is the computer name. Write down the name that you see here because this is the printer name.

This was key for me with my Canon MP3 series printer. The printer will be added, and you should be able to print a test page. All the PCs are using the same workgroup name. IPv6 is installed and enabled on all PCs. I know the thread has been answered but I would just like to add how I fixed my same problem. I found that my problem was not Simple File Sharing, but it was the way I was trying to connect to the shared folder on the Windows XP computer.

I was on the desktop of the Windows 7 computer trying to create a shorcut to the shared folder on the Windows XP computer. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question.