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System error 58 while accessing shares on Windows 7 from XP
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I get the following error message while accessing Windows 7 shares from XP. System error 58 has occurred. The specified server cannot perform the requested operation. Both machines are in same domain. Windows XP machine can view and access all other shares except Windows 7. Neither machines have a …
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Fix for: System error 58 while accessing shares on Windows 7 from XP
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Changing the NTLM settings in the Local Policies did not work for me. What did work is mentioned here: link text ...you need to tell Windows that you want to use the machine as a file server and that it should allocate resources accordingly. Set the…
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