Re: office network

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:20:12 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:57:06 -0700, "jessica"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>We have approx. 20 computers which are networked
together.
>>They were all Window's 98, but we recently converted 2
of
>>them to Windows XP. In one of the Win98 computers there
is
>>a "Shared Folder" which all employeed are able to save
to.
>>The folder contains things such as a spead*** that
>>employees update when they need supplies. One of the XP
>>computers cannot save to this folder when they access it
>>through "my network places" on the C drive of that
>>computer. If we make a network place that goes directly
to
>>that "Shared Folder" he is able to save. We would like
him
>>to be able to save to files in this folder by going
>>through the C drive. Is there any way we can do this?
The
>>other XP computer is saving to this foler through the C
>>drive.
>
>Jessica,
>
>Please be precise - what is happening when "One of the XP
computers cannot save
>to this folder when they access it through "my network
places" on the C drive of
>that computer.". Can the share not be seen? Or can the
share be seen and is an
>error message received when trying to save? If so please
quote the error.
>
>Make sure the browser service is running on each XP
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 consistently 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 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.
>
>What is the exact name of the share on the Win98
computer? Exactly what are you
>doing differently when you "make a network place that
goes directly to that
>"Shared Folder""?
>
>If the problem is share visibility, consider a browser
(I'm not talking about IE
>here) problem.
>
>The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers
you have in your
>domain / workgroup, at any time.
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
>
>You can download Browstat from either:
><http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat
.zip>
><http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browst
at.zip>
>
>Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just
unzip the downloaded
>file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and
run it from a command
>window. Run it on both XP computers, and compare the
output.
>
>For more information about the browser subsystem (very
intricate), see:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
><http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/depl
oy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a
bad thing.
>.
>More Precise:
The XP accesses the files using "My Network Places" and
going through the C: drive of the Win98 computer with this
folder on it. The XP is able to view the files as normal,
but when he tries to save, he gets a "read only" error
message. The message says that you cannot save, but you
can use "Save As" and create another copy.

The exact name of the folder we are trying to share
is "Shared Folder". In "My Network Places" we create a new
network place. We then browse and go through the workgroup
to make that network place the "Shared Folder".

thanks again,
Jessica

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