Not able to access other machines on network

Question

Hi I'm running Windows 7 Enterprise (32bit) on my laptop. For some time I'm not able to access other machines using \\192.168.xxx.xxx. I've installed VM Ware player on my machine few days back but I don't remember if it happened just after that or there is some other reason behind it.

EDIT:- I've disabled VMWare Bridge Protocol but still no effect.

Please help me.

PS:- I've used both wireless and wired networks. Network sharing is enabled and I can ping other machines but cannot access network shares. I get following message:

\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx You might not have permission to use this network resource. 
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have acess 
permissions. 

The request is not supported.

EDIT (2):- Network Discovery, File and Printer Sharing, Folder sharing are all on.

Answer 1

here is the fix.. I found it on this site http://www.osnn.net/windows-desktop-systems/41328-you-may-not-have-permission-use-network-resource.html

credit goes to mok -

Navigate to Computer Configuration->Windows

Settings->Security Settings->Local Policies->User Rights

Assignment. Once here, check the two policies: "Access

this computer from the network" and "Deny access to this

computer from the network." Make sure "everyone" and

"guest" are listed in the "access", and that neither are

listed in the "deny."

This should allow everyone to connect to your computer

without a problem and view your shares. However, they

may experience problems when trying to access shares. To

fix this, disable simple file sharing by opening any

folder on your computer and going to Tools->Folder

Options->Advanced and unchecking "use simple file

sharing (recommended)" near the bottom. Once you do

this, right click on each of your shares and go to the

security tab. Make sure "everyone" and "guest" are

listed, and then click "advanced." Check the box that

says "replace permission entries on all child..." then

apply the changes. When prompted for "this folder only"

or "this folder and all subfolders, files" choose the

"all subfolders" option. Other users should now be able

to access your shares without incident.

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Answer 2

Try checking the following control panel: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings

The first entry should be 'Network Discovery', and it is disabled by default. If this were disabled you would have the same issues you describe here.

Answer 3

You should log in to a connected computer to access network shares.