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Well, no joy with either combo.  I tried the computer name\user account then on the password line I tried both the local password and the microsoft password.  Neither made the network happy.  Again, thanks for the added suggestions.

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d

 

this gave an interesting reply.  something about multiple connections with the same user not being allowed.  And is the account name the Microsoft account and Microsoft password, or the local name and password?

regards,

d

When I try to access directly via IP address, I get a ‘enter network credentials’ prompt.  Regardless of the combination of user name/password I enter, nothing works.

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d

Hi again.  Thank you.

Yes, I’ve run the troubleshooter, and it says it can find nothing wrong.

I also have run both System File Checker / Scannow on both machines and both come up clean.  Just for giggles, I did run DISM with proper switches, and it said operation completed successfully on both devices.

I’ve not yet run chkdsk /f, but doubt there is corruption on either machine.  I’ll be happy to do so however, so no stone is unturned.

 

Regards,

d

Thank you for asking.

The machines are connected via Ethernet Cat 5 (hardwired) to my Cisco Linksys EA3500 router.

I have rebooted both the cable modem AND the router (in that order) and that had no affect on the connection issues.

regards,

d

Thanks for the assistance, however, both the C, E and F drives (E & F on both machines are USB drives) have been shared, and the everyone has ‘full’ permissions.  Sorry if I hadn’t make that clear earlier.  I do appreciate the input.  Thanks.  D

You beat me to the punch.  I’ve used Voidtools ‘Everything’ for years and run it as a service.  It’s always there in the tray and helps me locate files and folders I’ve forgotten where I’ve stashed them.

I will however give this suggestion a try and compare both.  Thanks!

d