I have set up the workgroup all to the same word, for this I'll replace it with SUPERUSER. When I try to access files from another computer which is also on SUPERUSER, a pop up comes up and says:
Windows cannot access \PC\d-drive\USER\IMAGES
You do not have permission to access \PC\d-drive\USER\IMAGES. Contact your network administrator to request access.
Both computers are on Windows 7 x64.
Help would be much appreciated.
Best Answer
For the sharing issue, you can just create an admin account, give your name and password of it, and add the account to the permission list.
If you do not would like to do this (as you choose the option "password protect off"), you can modify this group policy:
Computer Configuration-> Windows Settings ->Security Settings ->Local Policies ->Security Options, find this:
Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts
http://blog.hansmelis.be/2009/09/06/administrative-shares-in-windows-7/
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-windows-7-and-xp/