Accessing XP Virtual Drive through Network on Win 7 Pro

I am running Windows 7 Professional and have installed a Windows XP Virtual Drive in order to run programs that are not able to run on Windows 7. When
opening Windows Explorer I see a listing of my network connections. My XP Virtual Drive is listed there. However,, when I attempt to access it through Explorer, I get an error message that the computer is having difficulties finding the connection. I am the
administrator and only user on the system. I am the one who installed the virtual drive, and it has been in use for over 6 months. How can I access the virtual drive? I want to transfer files, and copying and pasting them does not work. Please advise. Thank
you.

Hi,
File sharing between XP mode and its host (Windows 7) is like file sharing between two physical computers. It seems like some of the functions aren't running, or they take too long to start and cause errors.
You may check if the Network discovery and File and printer sharing are turned on.
Also set XP Mode to use the NIC of your host machine to ensure they belong to same subnet. Open Folder Properties in XP Mode, check that Simple File Sharing is enabled
If any firewall or anti-virus program is installed, please temporary disable it
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Blair Deng
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