Share Folder without HomeGroup

[4Lix]

Hi there,

I have a problem with the share folder between my computers under windows 7. I have the follwing PC :

PC1

User1 (passwd : user1)

User2 (passwd : user2)

PC2

User1 (passwd : user1)

User2 (passwd : user2)

Both computers are the same accounts and passwords but only PC1 can access to PC2. When PC2 tries to access to PC1, PC1 ask undefinitely the User/Password and the Network Discovery is not working....

I have already disabled :

- HomeGroup Listener

- HomeGroup Provider

- Windows Firewall

In Advanced sharing setting, here is the setting up for Home & Work on both computers :

Turn on network discovery

Turn on file and printer sharing

Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders

Use 128-bit encryption to help protect file sharing connections (recommanded)

Turn on password protected sharing

Use user accounts and passwords to connect other computers

Yesterday night, the computers was configred as HomeGroup and I decided after to disable it. After some manipulations, it has worked but since this morning, no access from PC2 to PC1. As well, the Network Discovery is not working and this, despite restarted the following services and reboot computers :

- Function Discovery Provider Host

- SSDP Discovery

- UPnP Device Host

I would be grateful for any tips Many thanks !

[man0000]

Hi,

I have had this headache too. Homegroup stops working for no reason and cannot be repaired without disabling/re-enabling once again.

I grew fed up with it and went to the not desired solution as I am the only user of both my desktop and network machines and didn't want to write the password (yes, I know it is more secure and I am a lazy one. Pardon me!) every time in both.

There is no other solution to share in windows (besides homegroup). You have to have password in all the shared machines so windows let you access to the shares.

FOR ME, the easy solution and, the one I'm using right now with no problems since I tried is to do so:

Make you sure you have administrator rights.

Establish a password in every shared machine.

Make sure the password is stored as Windows Credentials in the Credential Manager (Control Panel) with Enterprise Persistence if you don't want to have to write it every time you access the shared.

Now you should be able to access any of your shares without the password popup.

If you don't want to enter the passwords every time you switch on your machines (lazy of me), you can use the "netplwiz" windows utility to bypass the computer start login.

I'm in Windows 8/8.1 Pro but, for what I have read, this should work in Windows 7 too.

Hope I have been of any help...

[4Lix]

Thank you for your advies man0000, actually it's working now and I don't know why, Ive just rebooted my computer PC2, however I have already restarted it..... Sometimes it's realy weird...

Edited December 15, 2013 by 4Lix