How to solve XP and Windows 7 files can not visit each other

A lot of times, a seemingly unrelated system default setting is likely to cause normal access between systems, so no one can create a perfect solution out of thin air.

For this problem, it has always been considered that there is no unique solution, that is, a specific solution can be found when a specific situation is encountered. But in fact, we can also sum up a general solution, and then treat it according to the general ideas and specific issues.

When there are obstacles to file sharing or mutual access between Winodws XP and Windows 7, including the case of mutual access and dual-machine interconnection in the LAN, we can start from the following aspects.

1. Is the firewall turned off?

If you can't see each other between Windows 7 and Windows XP, first make sure that the firewalls of both are turned off.

Turn off Win7 Firewall

After turning off the Windows 7 and Windows XP system firewall, you should pay attention to whether a third-party firewall is installed. If it is already installed, please close it.

XP system computers can not access Win7 shared folders, although some can see the shared directory under Win7, but once you enter the directory, you will be prompted no access.

2. Open the Guest Account

Until now, there is no reasonable explanation to explain why not opening the Guest account will affect the mutual access between Windows systems. This situation has been confirmed more than once between the resolution of Windows 98 and Windows XP. Therefore, in the mutual visit between Windows XP and Windows 7, you also need to open the Guest account.

Open the Windows 7 Guest Account

Similarly, you also need to open the Guest Guest account on Windows XP.

3. File and Printer Sharing

When the user closes the firewall and the guest account is already open, but still cannot communicate with each other, the user needs to open "File and Printer Sharing" under Windows XP and Windows 7 firewall respectively.

Turn on file and printer sharing under Windows XP Firewall

Special reminder, if you are accessing by remote sharing, you should also find the remote service related items, and will separately They open.

4. User Permissions

In the Win7 system, Microsoft gave the administrator account higher security rights for system security reasons. However, this "high-privilege" setting will cause more access barriers when the system is visited. Usually, because Windows 7 system is "very vigilant" for system access, you need to give visitors higher privileges if you encounter insufficient system prompts.

Including some Windows 7 users, many people think that the Administrator account is the owner of the highest authority in the system, which is not the case. Microsoft also set up a hidden account in Win7, which has higher permissions.

Back to the previous topic, because the other party is a network access, you may not be able to increase the permissions for the specific access account in the LAN, so you need to reduce the permissions of the files (folders) being accessed. In other words, indirectly gives the visitor "full control permissions."

Lowering the permissions of the accessed folder Windows 7

Special note:

If the user is set up as described above, the visitor still cannot access the shared file. I suggest everyone In the "Properties" folder, switch to the "Security" tab and add full control of the access user to the folder.

5. Security software or system-assisted software

In the Windows XP era, the well-known system-assisted software, the Windows optimization master, has been super rabbit magic settings. Under the Windows 7 platform, such software is still used by some users. Windows 7 Optimization Master This type of software is also for system security considerations, generally shutting down system remote access, or folder sharing. If you have such software installed, you will need to check their program settings, whether sharing and remote services are turned off, and so on.

In addition, in some anti-virus software, they also limit remote services and access, you also need to remove the restrictions.