Question : Problem: PC not Broadcasting/Unable to Retrieve Data from HD

I'm trying to get all my data off my 2nd pc, so I can reformat the computer and give it to my folks. The problem is that the one PC won't broadcast, even though it picks up the network. My macs can see each other, and can see the PC over the router, but can't access any of the drives--I already used this method to take all the important data off the other PC.

HP zd8000. I've tried the network thing three different ways: 1) set up my own home network through PC--unfortunately, none of the macs can see it this way, 2) set up a network from my mac--when PC tries to add the location \\192.168.x.x\Macbook, it says the location is invalid, even though the macbook's address is set up to share files (I even ... Read Moretried using FTP, and it wouldn't work), 3) tried to share my PC shared folder and personal folders, but since the zd8000 seems not to be broadcasting, the folders never show up on the network (none of the folders are private). It's kind of funny, because when I stick in the other HD for the zd8000, everything worked fine, and I took all the files I needed directly through the network. I suppose I could burn all the stuff to disc and transfer it that way, but there's a lot of information: music, pictures, movies, comics, documents that needs to be transferred--that's why I prefer the network approach: simply copy all files and walk away.

Any suggestions?

Answer : Problem: PC not Broadcasting/Unable to Retrieve Data from HD

since the new system is getting internet but not network access, it is doing something.

Do you have any security suites installed? AntiVirus / spyware programs you can try to disable, also disable windows firewall?

Can you check the IP address each computer is assigned? make sure they are both being assigned IP's on the sam subnet?

Going to do some research as i have come across this issue before, just cant recall the exact resolution