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RubberyDuck · 03-04-2017, 11:37

Click Start > type "services.msc" (without the quotes), check to see if the Server service is disabled or not started. Enable if disabled and set to automatic, click Start.

As a final test, create an admin user on your main machine with a password.
From one of the other machines open a dos prompt and type the following:

net use * \\MainmachineName\ShareName /User:Mainmachinename\Newadminuser /Password:*

Try the IP address of the main pc as well, alternatively use the Map Network Drive function in Explorer.

If that does not connect then you either have a firewall issue, a network issue or something other than permissions, is there a way you can copy the contents of the drive to another place, and then format it fresh and try again.

03-04-2017, 11:37	#19
RubberyDuck Inactive Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Essex Services: Sky HD & XL TV (V+), XXL BB, XL Phone. Posts: 114	Re: Cannot share a drive for some reason Click Start > type "services.msc" (without the quotes), check to see if the Server service is disabled or not started. Enable if disabled and set to automatic, click Start. As a final test, create an admin user on your main machine with a password. From one of the other machines open a dos prompt and type the following: net use * \\MainmachineName\ShareName /User:Mainmachinename\Newadminuser /Password:* Try the IP address of the main pc as well, alternatively use the Map Network Drive function in Explorer. If that does not connect then you either have a firewall issue, a network issue or something other than permissions, is there a way you can copy the contents of the drive to another place, and then format it fresh and try again.