Re: Changing folder permissions - Help, please

From: roger (sergiorogerdon'tspam_at_esmas.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:24:02 -0600

HI Dianne,

Check this info:

Networking How-to Resources
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsolutions/howto/nethow.asp

Description of File Sharing and Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040&Product=winxp

You Cannot Access Shared Files and Folders or Browse Computers in the
Workgroup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030&Product=winxp

Some tips and information:
File sharing
www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/whole.htm

Description of File Sharing and Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040&Product=winxp

Good luck, hope this helps.

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:38:14 -0500, "Dianne" <dskag@SHOEcomcast.net>
wrote:

>I have a wireless home network set up in my home. I'm running XP
>Professional or Home addition on all computers (3). Everything was working
>perfectly until today when I changed my administrator account on the bedroom
>computer to include a password.
>
>I was asked if I wanted to make my folders private for other users of this
>computer and I clicked on YES. Now, I can't access folders on the bedroom
>computer from the other computers on the network. I don't see how to change
>the privacy settings back on the folders I want to share on the network.
>When I click on Properties/Security & Sharing everything is greyed out with
>a checkmark in "Make this folder private".
>
>I removed the password from my account and then added a new one, thinking I
>would be asked about the privacy issue again, but I was not.
>
>Can someone tell me how to change back the privacy preference so that I can
>access my files from my home network? Also, is it possible to make the
>folders on one computer private for other users of that computer but still
>have them accessible on the network?

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