Can't connect to share file from my windows XP after upgrade to Yosemite

I tried this with our MSWindows2003 server but still can't map Yosemite10.10 with Server 4.0 to the Windows server. Need to be able to map the Yosemite server to the Windows 2003 server for backup purposes. Any ideas? The mapping worked fine with Mavericks but not now with Yosemite.

Thank you!

This did the trick (XP clients running in Vmware on Mac hosts).

Patrick

Thanks, DW1001...

I can now connect to "My Network Places/rmcinnes on iMac" from my Windows XP Sony PCG XE17 Notebook.

All documents and files on iMac 27 are accessible, for example...
on the Windows XP Notebook, navigate to \\Imac\rmcinnes\My Business\Year 2014 (Year End Documentation).

I have been trying, on and off, to make this work since upgrading to Yosemite,

I resorted to Sneaker Net until I found your notes.

So thank you, a million.

The "Send NTLMv2 response only" worked...

[I still cannot connect the iMac 27 on Yosemite to shared folders on the Windows XP Sony PCG XE17]

I just want to say THANKS! I have spent 2 days trying to sort this out and went around and around in circles until I came across your post. It worked a treat. Thanks again!

By the way, I used this on my Windows 7 Ultimate machine to look at my iMac.

This is great, but these instructions are (I think) for Windows XP Pro. For Windows XP Home, you need to go into the registry...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Lsa

Change lmcompatibilitylevel from 0 to 5, then reboot.

My XP machine now talks to my Mac Server. Yay!

Thank you Caltech: https://www.imss.caltech.edu/node/397

Richard, DW1001,

Thanks, I was able to restore access from my Windows XP (Sony PCG-XE17 Notebook) to my iMac 27 Retina.

It would appear your approach does essentially the same thing as access via Control Panel proposed by DW1001 (29 Oct 2014, above).

Can either of you tell me how to permit my iMac 27 Retina Yosemite to access my Windows XP (Sony PCG-XE17 Notebook).

Yes, I can read and write files via Windows XP to from the iMac, but would prefer it was the other way round (for convenience) and I could access the Windows XP files from the my iMac 27 Yosemite.

Didn't have a problem with Macs accessing WinXP directories. Just share them in WinXP as you would normally and the Mac should see them.

Richard,

This is what I see, when I look at Shared folders on my WinXP from Yosemite.

There log in is correct [if I type the wrong name or password the Connection is rejected],

if I add another Shard Folder on WinXP, it will show up in the list,

if I tap on the blue Folder icon, I see this prompt...

I see exactly the same response from my iMac 27 Retina and MacMini [except the MacMini does provide a list of Recommended Applications, none work].

I am at my wits end trying to figure out what the issue is here.

Any ideas are most welcome.

What happens when you connect from another WinXP machine?

Sorry, Richard, but I do not have another WinXP machine to test with...

DW10001, How in the world did you figure this out?

Any reference for the context would help - I'm a mathematician but I am ignorant about networking protocols, so please let me know even if the reference is written simply.

I don't check this site very often, so if you would be so kind, I have a public email address you may feel free to use to reply:

*****_****_****@yahoo.com

Yours is the only reference I found to address this problem (and yes, I am going to put Win 7 or Win 10 on this machine - I am lazy and haven't done it yet). All the others (and there are many) reviewed the basic steps needed to enable networking with no mention of what to do when it doesn't work!!

Finally, I had no problems accessing the volumes on the Mac (Mac is running 10.10.x) from my Win 7 Professional (SP1) machines.

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Thanks

Wow. Thanks. Talk about an arcane setting. I can't believe this WinXp incompatibility problem is not documented on Apple's setup instructions.

You 'da man! Thanks! Worked like a champ after burning 5 hours on my own without luck.