slightly worried about my user file secruity and unhindered access to my files.

[TigerUK]

I have a desktop and a laptop, both on the same homegroup, both running windows 7, and both have the same username and password..

maybe it's the fact that I have the same username and password which is allowing me to do this, however, I find that I can simply click on

Network > "coumputer name" > Users > "my name" > my documents

and voila. I have free access to the files

I know that in XP I had to enter the password and username each and every time.

Is this connection secure? the last thing I want to do is someone on my network having free access to my user files.

 

[TigerUK]

Sorry I don't think ive explain myself properly. I dont actually have a homegroup set up.

as when I got into homegroup it says "no other devices in the homegroup available"

What I've done is entered MSHOME as "workgroup" id during windows 7 setup. So now if I go to "network" in windows explorer, it shows my two machines and I can browse each others user files.

I do have a password set up for logins, however it has never prompted me for a password, so I'm worrried a 3rd part sharging the broadband hub who has MSHOME as the "wrokgroup" can easilly access my files.