Re: windows xp home access program files across a LAN
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/04/04
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Date: 4 Oct 2004 11:24:17 -0500
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:36:53 -0700, <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>When I try to access a program in the prgram files list
>which is on the win xp computer from another computer on
>my small home network I get a message that access is
>denied. When I go to the program files on the Win xp
>computer to allow sharing I get a message that sharing
>options are disabled because they are used by the
>operating system.
>How do I fix this? I wish to share program files across my
>LAN from any of my computers.
>thanks
>Paul
Paul,
Are your computers running WinXP Home, WinXP Pro, or a mix? SP2, or pre-SP2?
This will make a difference.
Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started.
On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.
On XP Pro, and with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control
Panel - Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".
On XP Pro, and with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.
On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start - Run -
"cmd" - type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445
and UDP 137, 138, 445, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing exception, and /
or by identifying the other computers as present in the Local (Trusted) zone.
Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file
sharing, problems.
If the above does not help, can you provide an exact quote of the error message?
Cheers,
Chuck
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