Ways to share files between Windows 7 and XP

Sharing, since Vista has been a much discussed topic, especially the sharing between different systems seems particularly difficult. Today we'll take a look at how Windows 7 and XP share files.

With the homegroup (homegroup) feature, the sharing of files between two Windows 7 computers is fairly straightforward. However, HomeGroup is not compatible with Windows Vista and XP, that is, you cannot use homegroup for sharing between Windows 7 and VISTA/XP. So, what if you share two windows 7 and XP machines that are connected by routing?

1. Ensure that the workgroup of the two computers is consistent and that the default is "WORKGROUP"