How does XP Access shared files in Windows 7 on the same LAN? If your system is XP, is it not accessible to Windows 7 computers? The answer is no. Four factors for LAN sharing: 1. User Permissions 2. Security Settings 3. The same network segment (that is, the same gateway) 4. must be in the same working group. Two Computers in the home, one with XP, the other with win7, And the LAN connection of the router, have always changed the name of the Working Group of the two computers to the same one by default, windows 7 can access shared files on Windows xp, but Windows XP cannot access Windows 7. Find the cause and find that the default Guest (Guest Account) in win7 is forbidden. You need to manually enable it: * enable the Guest account: Right-click my computer/manage/the user has a Guest, double-click it to remove the check box before "Account Disabled. * Delete the guest account in "Deny access to this computer from the network": Running Group Policy (gpedit. msc)/local computer/computer configuration/windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/user rights assignment/Deny access to this computer from the network. Select guest and delete it. (Default guest in win7 is not allowed to access shared accounts) * disable "account: Local Accounts with blank passwords are only allowed to log on to the console" NOTE: guest accounts are also disabled in some anti-virus software updates, in this case, in addition to viewing the preceding three operations, you must also run the service policy Services. msc ". Start the "Clipbook Server" (Folder Server): This service allows other users on your network to see your system favorites folder. Of course, sometimes you can start it manually and then use other programs to publish information on your network. * If the Clipbook Service cannot be started. Error 1068: the dependent service or group cannot be started. This step is required (you can view their dependencies): First enable Network dde dsdm (if enabled, go to step 2), then enable Network DDE, and then enable Clipbook. Finally, set up win7 file sharing and add the Guest permission to the folder to be shared. Although you are using the XP system, you can still access the Windows 7 computer, as long as you use the above method.