Re: Can’t access shared folders in workgroup

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From: Tim (sendmail2timb_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 01/20/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:46:06 GMT

Newsgroupie wrote:

> We have three computers. Computer A is running Windows XP Professional
> SP2. Computer B is running Windows Me. Computer C is running Windows 95.
> Computer A is connected via cable to a router. The router is also
> connected to a hub and a cable modem. Computers B and C connect to the
> hub via cable. There is a hardware firewall on the router. Computer A
> has McAfee Firewall installed. Computer B has Norton Firewall installed.
>
> Computers B and C are in a workgroup, called Workgroup (note the
> capitalization), and successfully share files with each other. Each
> shared device on Computers B and C requires a password to access the
> device.
>
> When we ran the Win XP Pro SP2 installation disk to upgrade Computer A
> from Win XP Home SP2, Computer A was not in the workgroup. The XP Pro
> installation did not give us the opportunity to specify a workgroup for
> Computer A. However, when we checked the computer name, we found that
> Computer A had been assigned to a workgroup called MSHOME. Accordingly,
> from System Properties/Computer Name we clicked “Change...” to change
> the name of the workgroup to Workgroup. However, we could only enter
> capital letters for the workgroup name. Consequently, the workgroup on
> Computer A is named WORKGROUP.
>
> On Computer A, we set a few folders to be shared (read only) in the
> workgroup. Computers B and C can access those folders with no problem.
> Computer A has an attached printer. Computers B and C can print to the
> printer attached to Computer A. Computer A can also print to that printer.
>
> When we click the My Network Places icon on Computer A, we can see the
> Workgroup workgroup (note the capitalization of the workgroup name) and
> we can see computers A, B, and C listed. However, when we click on
> Computer B or C, the following message appears:
> \\B is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
> have access permissions.
>
> Incorrect function.
>
> When we click the icon for Computer A, we can see the folders on A that
> we set as shared. However, the icon for those folders is the network
> folder icon, not the shared folder icon, and we get a similar message
> when we click a folder icon in Computer A in workgroup Workgroup.
>
> \\A\sharedfolder is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
> this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find
> out if you have access permissions.
>
> Incorrect function.
>
> What do we need to change to allow Computer A to access the shared files
> on computers A, B and C in workgroup Workgroup?
Windows 2000 and XP encrypt the passwords; however, if I remember correctly,
Windows 98, ME, and 95 do not encrypt the passwords. I think you need to
get them sync'd up so that they all use one or the other method. Otherwise,
they won't authorize access, as per your case. I think its a regedit hack,
so look on google for the lastest keys.
--timb 

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