Re: Mei Chan [MSFT]

From: americantechie (john_at_americantechie.com)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:59:20 -0700

Hello Mei Chan,

I have no clue whats going on here but I thought I would take a stab at it.
Right offhand I would think the following is happening...

1. The file is flagged as non accessible because it is in use???
2. The file is temporarily flagged as read only???

Quote:
"If I put a file in the DESKTOP's Shared folder AND access it from the
LAPTOP, then I cannot delete the desktop file at all unless I reboot the
desktop."

Question:
You are able to delete the file after rebooting the desktop from which
computer? The laptop or the desktop or both? I am assuming it would be
from the desktop only.

There is not alot of info to go with here but we can gather more information
by running some tests and asking more questions...

Where is the file in question being shared?
Does this happen with any shared file?
Has this ever worked correctly?

You might try sharing a file in a folder in a different location of the hard
drive such as in the root of the C: drive, I would deffinately try this if
the shared folder is in your "my documents" folder. If the problem goes
away when you share at a different location then the problem may be with
permissions on the shared folder.

As an alternative to rebooting the computer to delete the file... try
unplugging the desktop from the network or disable the network adaptor and
then try deleting the file. If this works then for some reason the other
computer is tying up the file.

Other notes:
Changing the file system should remove the possibility of a permissions
problem however I am unaware of any method to change NTFS to FAT32 and if
there is a way I would only do this as a very last resort as there is risk
of data loss and it may not work anyways.

You are correct, this is a difficult item to troubleshoot over a newsgroup
as are most networking problems.

Good Luck!

John

<Fred @anonymous.com> wrote in message
news:4043D07D.88E1B34C@global2000.net...
> Hello Mei Chan,
>
> Thanks for your interest.
>
> Using the laptop, I just tried to open the text file in the desktop share
> folder and it opens but I can't edit the text or anything. I can copy the
file
> which is really what I wanted to do.
>
> I cannot delete the files (on the desktop) from either the laptop or the
> desktop.
>
> Once again, if I do it the other way (file in laptop share) then I can
delete,
> edit, whatever.
>
> Thanks and hope this helps.
>
> Fred
>
>
> "Mei Chan [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Hi Fred,
> >
> > From your Laptop, can you create / edit your files on your Desktop's
share?
> > Is the problem specific with only deleting the files on the share? Can
you
> > delete your files from local machine itself (Desktop)?
> >
> > Mei
> >
> > ----------
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> > ----------
> >
> > <Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message
> > news:4043B390.5CE90886@global2000.net...
> > > Hi Mei Chan,
> > >
> > > I have posted my problem at least four times now with little or no
> > > response on this newsgroup which is frustrating to say the least.
> > >
> > > I have WinXP Home on a Desktop and Laptop. They are networked using a
> > > router and wireless card. Internet works fine.
> > >
> > > I can put a file in the LAPTOP's Shared folder and access it from the
> > > DESKTOP - I can delete the laptop file from either PC.
> > >
> > > If I put a file in the DESKTOP's Shared folder AND access it from the
> > > LAPTOP, then I cannot delete the desktop file at all unless I reboot
the
> > >
> > > desktop. It appears that the access by the laptop changes something
> > > drastically. I've tried shutting down explorer, no success - I have to
> > > re-boot to delete the desktop files.
> > >
> > > SInce no one has offered a clue about this then I must have a real
> > > unique problem. What if I try to convert my current NTFS file system
to
> > > FAT32? If this has been caused by "permissions" etc. under NTFS, will
it
> > > go away if I can convert to FAT32 using Partition Magic?
> > >
> > > Any reply will be sincerely appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Fred
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>

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