Hello GoldenRog,
Welcome to PCHF.
Can you check the following:
- Go to your local area connection properties (
Control Panel, Network Connections), and make sure "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" is ticked.
- Make sure all your PC's are on the same subnet (..
Internet Protocol TCP/IP, Properties).
- Same workgroup name
(Control Panel, System, Computer Name, Change).
- Check the event logs for any errors when trying to connect
(Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Event Viewer). - report any back here.
- Make sure there are no network related software that may be starting up, that could cause this problem (
Start, Run, type: msconfig, Startup tab
, and disable one at a time, reboot and test).
- Try mapping drives instead (right click on
My Computer, Map Network Drive, Folder/Path should be
\\ip address\share name , for example
\\192.168.0.4\myshare)
- Try disabling simple file sharing (in
Windows Explorer, go to
Tools, Folder Options, View tab, and untick "Simple File Sharing" from there).
EDIT: Marked as Answered.