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Hello all,
I am new here but it seems like a great board. I have a file sharing question.
I have had my MBP for a week. So far I have successfully shared files with my Vista computer; it just happened. In Finder, in the left column under "shared" I can see every computer in my house.
When I click on my Windows 7 computer, it shows all the shared folders but when I try to open one of the folders it always says, "The operation cannot be completed because the original item for 'whatever folder' can't be found."
I have tried the smb:// (ip adress) and (computer name) and it says the same thing. I have also determined that the workgroup name does not seem to matter because when I change it on the Mac and close the window, it changes back, and still I can share files with Vista.
I have AVG internet security with firewall on the win 7 computer but I get the same thing when I turn it off. I have also turned off the firewall on the Mac to try......same thing
I have been Googling it for a few days and I cannot find anything that works.
Any suggestions? Because I can share with Vista, may I safely assume it to be a Windows 7 security setting or something on that computer?
I am new here but it seems like a great board. I have a file sharing question.
I have had my MBP for a week. So far I have successfully shared files with my Vista computer; it just happened. In Finder, in the left column under "shared" I can see every computer in my house.
When I click on my Windows 7 computer, it shows all the shared folders but when I try to open one of the folders it always says, "The operation cannot be completed because the original item for 'whatever folder' can't be found."
I have tried the smb:// (ip adress) and (computer name) and it says the same thing. I have also determined that the workgroup name does not seem to matter because when I change it on the Mac and close the window, it changes back, and still I can share files with Vista.
I have AVG internet security with firewall on the win 7 computer but I get the same thing when I turn it off. I have also turned off the firewall on the Mac to try......same thing
I have been Googling it for a few days and I cannot find anything that works.
Any suggestions? Because I can share with Vista, may I safely assume it to be a Windows 7 security setting or something on that computer?