Then click the Options button again and turn on the User Account again and the AFP and SMB sharing. Then click Done (which probably isn’t necessary). Then click off the box by the account name. If it doesn’t work, go back to the Mac and turn off both AFP and SMB again. Now try Network folder again on the Win7 machine. Wait a few seconds, and click them back on. Click off both the AFP box and the SMB box. On the Mac, do System Preferences > Sharing > Options Button. Close the Network folder (which may not be necessary). If you try the password and it isn’t recognized, your next move is the same as if the computer name wasn’t recognized. Just going in and out of Boot Camp can cause this to stop working. If you see the shared items, don’t assume that you will next time, particularly if you use Boot Camp. You’ll probably get one of three results: you’ll see the shared items from the Mac (if you’ve shared to Everyone on the Mac) you’ll see a message that says Windows doesn’t recognize the name or you’ll see a window to enter a password. (I know you shouldn’t have to do it, but sometimes it’s necessary.) Next, click the computer name to open it. If you don’t see the name of your Mac on the list, right click an empty space in the window, and choose Refresh. Now, with your Mac up and running, go to Computer > Network. One site (MS, believe it or not) said you should always assign a password, even if it is very short and simple. Each user should have the same password as the corresponding user name on the other computer. If, on the Mac, you don’t want to use the Everyone option, which can get around passwords, you should have the same set of users on both computers. That is the right foundation that you have to put in place. If you’re reading this, you should have first done the steps that Peter laid out above.
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