At home we have 3 computers running Win7 Home Premium, x64. They are all members of the same workgroup. I can map a network drive by ip address but when I use the computer name I get "access denied". I've checked and double checked that the name and password are being typed correctly. The logged in user is a member of the Administrators group on all computers.
C:\>net use x: \\server\c$
The password is invalid for \\desktop01\c$.
Enter the user name for 'server': joe
Enter the password for server:
System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.
.
C:\>net use x: \\192.168.1.104\c$
The command completed successfully.
I could just use ip addresses to map drives and carry on, but we're using dhcp and the addresses could change without warning or notice (and I don't want to use static, the point is to reduce administrivia not add more!).
Any ideas how I can get net use \\computername\... to work too?
Best Answer
Finally got this one solved! Thanks to Joining Windows 7 Homegroup breaks connections to shares
The solution is turn off Homegroup sharing, and leave the Homegroup. After that folders can be shared via: select folder >> r-click >> properties >> sharing >> advanced sharing >> [x] share this folder >> permissions
Note: "select folder >> r-click >> share >> ..." gave an error and did not work, and neither does ... >> properties >> [share].