Cant access XP shares on a domain with my windows 7 computer.

Question

I am on a work domain. This is a mix between XP pro and 7 pro machines. I can't access the XP network shared folders using my windows 7 machine. I didn't have this issue until I had gotten a different windows 7 machine: I upgraded from a hp-8000 small
form factor machine to an HP-6200 I-Core 5 machine. I used the disk image of my old machine, loaded it into my new machine, so that I wouldn't have to install all the software I use for my job. That was when I noticed I couldn't explore, change, or even see
the shares on any of the XP machines in the company. I frequently have to move folders around the work environment when they switch people from their stations. I can see the machines through CMD, can access their printers, if need be, but cant access their
files, folders, or anything else on the machine.

Answer 1

Your problems are the result of restoring the HP-8000 image to the HP-6200 hardware.  The only time this works is when the two hardware platforms are significantly the same; meaning they are almost exactly the same.  There are enough differences
in your two hardware platforms such that Windows was not able to fully recover on the new platform.
Your only option to salvage your current system is to use your original Windows 7 boot disc to do a Repair Install of your system and hope the Repair Install will be able to update to your current hardware platform.  Otherwise you will have to a completely
clean install of Windows 7 on your current hardware and then reinstall all your applications.
It is impossible to pinpoint everything that needs to be corrected without a thorough diagnostic evaluation of your system.  The most likely scenario is the hardware drivers from your old system are not the correct hardware drivers for your current
system. One of the main issues will be the system drivers for the chipset and CPU.
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