Can anyone help me with this problem? I have FSX installed on a Windows 7 computer and have FlightSim Commander on a Windows XP computer. I need to share my FSX directory to the XP machine and map the drive for use with FlightSim Commander. I can get the FSX directory to show up on the XP machine but when I try to access it, it will not allow me to view the contents and says "Access is denied." Thanks in advance for any help.Art Schwartz, Jr.

FSUIPC and WideFS, both payware, are what's needed. Works "out of the can". HTH.Maurice.

There is a tutorial here that looks quite good: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/s...ndows-7-and-xp/FSUIPC and WideFS are necessary if you want to use FS Commander as a moving map, but the drive sharing is still required.

I can get the FSX directory to show up on the XP machine but when I try to access it, it will not allow me to view the contents and says "Access is denied."

Art, I got the same result trying to set up ASA on a Vista computer and FSX on a Windows 7 computer. This worked great between two Vista machines. It's something with Windows 7 security, and I finally gave up. Windows 7 networks very well with other Windows versions for document and printer sharing, but it won't give permission to access it's program files or User AppData.

Art, I got the same result trying to set up ASA on a Vista computer and FSX on a Windows 7 computer. This worked great between two Vista machines. It's something with Windows 7 security, and I finally gave up. Windows 7 networks very well with other Windows versions for document and printer sharing, but it won't give permission to access it's program files or User AppData.

I have Flightsim Commander and ASE on an XP laptop and FSX on Windows 7, so it is definitely possible.

Art, I got the same result trying to set up ASA on a Vista computer and FSX on a Windows 7 computer. This worked great between two Vista machines. It's something with Windows 7 security, and I finally gave up. Windows 7 networks very well with other Windows versions for document and printer sharing, but it won't give permission to access it's program files or User AppData.

Hi Art, try this link:http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24232...ons.html?filterI followed this tutorial, and was able to link ASA on a laptop running windows XP with FSX on a Windows 7 PC. Good luck!Mike

Hi Art, try this link:http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24232...ons.html?filterI followed this tutorial, and was able to link ASA on a laptop running windows XP with FSX on a Windows 7 PC. Good luck!Mike

Mike: Work perfect! Now I'm in business and thanks.ArtP: Try Mikes link. The solution was quite easy and took about 5 minutes. Good luck.Art Schwartz Jr.

Thanks for that lead Mike. It looks a lot like what I tried, but I'm going to follow it step-by-step and see what I missed. When I had ASA (now ASE) and FSX talking to each other between two computers before, I tried to analyze the affect on performance and didn't find much. I'm now using them both on one computer and everything is going well, so I will leave it that way. However, I often need to access files not in the documents folder on another computer for scenery development, so this will really help if it works and apparently it does according to Art.

Thanks for that lead Mike. It looks a lot like what I tried, but I'm going to follow it step-by-step and see what I missed. When I had ASA (now ASE) and FSX talking to each other between two computers before, I tried to analyze the affect on performance and didn't find much. I'm now using them both on one computer and everything is going well, so I will leave it that way. However, I often need to access files not in the documents folder on another computer for scenery development, so this will really help if it works and apparently it does according to Art.

Glad it was useful, Art S, and hope it works for you Art P.Mike

I have a home network that has WinXP, Vista32 and Win7x64 machines fully shared. Talk about a nightmare to get functioning! ;)The ubiquitous "Everyone" is of course the major key to success.What I haven't quite solved however is the question of "Ownership" of a folder (something new in Win7). If I create a new sub-folder on my Win7 machine remotely from my development machine running WinXP, "Ownership" of the new sub-folder is somehow assigned to "Guest."What this means is that I cannot remove the sub-folder locally from my Win7 machine, but instead have to go back to my WinXP machine and perform all operations from there! Wierd! :(

What I haven't quite solved however is the question of "Ownership" of a folder (something new in Win7). If I create a new sub-folder on my Win7 machine remotely from my development machine running WinXP, "Ownership" of the new sub-folder is somehow assigned to "Guest."What this means is that I cannot remove the sub-folder locally from my Win7 machine, but instead have to go back to my WinXP machine and perform all operations from there! Wierd! :(

Fr. Bill, an administrator account on your W7 machine can take ownership of any folder or file by editing Properties | Security | Advanced | Owner.

Sorry to dig this topic up again but having a nightmare with this.I can only access my win7 machine from my xp machine if I set the PUBLIC sharing on. I thought that PRIVATE (home network) would work but it says access denied whenever I try accessing my win7 machine from xp.Is there a danger in enabling PUBLIC sharing? Both machines are connected to each other via a router which is connected to the net.Any help would be appreciated.thanks,Mark.

Not a guru, but this should get you going; 1. Open control Panel ->Network and Sharing Center 2. This should show graphic with a "house" icon. In the "view your active network" area it should show "home network". If it doesn't (shows work or public) click on the link next to the icon and change it to "home network". 3. On the left side of the "Network and Sharing Center" window is "Change advanced sharing settings" . Open this up. Home network profile is at the top of the window. Expand this if needed to get to the options. Try these settings: Turn on network discoveryTurn on file and printer sharingTurn on sharing so anyone can read/write Public folders (if you want to use public folders for easy sharing - not mandatory)Media sharing -- your call if you want to stream from WMPUse 128 bit encryptionTurn OFF password protected sharingAllow windows to manage Homegroup (not really an issue unless you have other Win 7 machines and want to use homegroups). I'm not sure if all machines need to have the same Workgroup defined or not (such as default MSHOME). Doesn't hurt to do that in Control Panel -> System. Give this a try. scott s. .

Thanks for the reply. That's how I have it setup but xp can only connect to win7 system when I enable PUBLIC sharing on the win7 machine, but I am unhappy about that due to the fact of potential security issues.