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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Have done all the usual tricks


Neither machine is set to need a log in after booting.


Which can be interpreted a couple of ways.

1) zero length password, to thwart prompts
2) Netplwiz and tick box, to autolog

I don't think Windows 10 particularly likes (1)
when it comes to file sharing.

And that trait may have been shared with other
modern versions of Windows.

Win10 also prompts for usernameassword, in situations
where before it was not necessary.

Some of the older stuff, is much easier.

Homegroups are deprecated on modern Win10. (The panel
for setting up a new homegroup might be missing.)

Homegroups used a total of seven services (plus ipv6).
Two of the services are still used, and
they have the word "Function" as the first
word in their name. They have something to do
with nameserving (NetBIOS ?). if they're not
running, you might have to use an IP address

\\bob\mydiskdrive Two "function" services running.
Translates bob to 192.168.1.2

\\192.168.1.2\mydiskdrive Two "function" services not running.
Mentioning bob would not work. Use IP.

You can enter identifiers like that, in the File Explorer box.

Turning on SMBV1 in Win10 Programs and Features : Windows Features,
enables sharing with WinXP. WinXP actually has a patch available
for the SMBV1 issue. But there are likely other problems with it,
like weak minimum crypto.

Paul