Can't access network drive

[lithium630]

I feel like this should be easy, but I've been trying to figure it out for a while. Since reinstalling Windows 7 on my laptop, I can't access the hard drive in my HTPC from the laptop. The folders on the drive are shared with everyone and I can access them from other computers in the house, just not the laptop. Any ideas?

[Scallica]

Control Panel-->All Control Panel Item->Network and Sharing Center-->Advanced sharing settings. Make sure Network Discovery is enabled.

Can you browse the HTPC via IP address? \\192.168.1.x\share_name

[lithium630]

Control Panel-->All Control Panel Item->Network and Sharing Center-->Advanced sharing settings. Make sure Network Discovery is enabled.

Can you browse the HTPC via IP address? \\192.168.1.x\share_name

Thanks for the reply. I checked Network Discovery and it was enabled. I cannot browse the drive using the HTPC IP. Nothing happens when I try.

[Scallica]

Do you have any security software or VPN software installed on the laptop? Can the laptop browse shares on the other computers on the network?

[lithium630]

Do you have any security software or VPN software installed on the laptop? Can the laptop browse shares on the other computers on the network?

I can access other computers and the public folders on the boot drive of the HTPC. Just can't access the drive I want. (It's actually a raid array). I have AVG installed but I did that after I noticed the issue. I also have Teamviewer installed on both computers.

[Scallica]

If you go to Computer Management-->Shared Folders-->Shares, do you see the drive listed there? For example, if the RAID array is drive E:, you should see a share for E$ .

[lithium630]

It shows on the HTPC. I'm starting to feel better that it's not something completely obvious.

[Scallica]

What happens if you browse to \\192.168.1.x\E$ from another system?

What happens if you browse to \\localhost on the HTPC?