Re: Home network:can access files on desktop to laptop, but not vi
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 5 Aug 2005 11:34:03 -0500
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:41:14 -0700, "cartman" <cartman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:20:06 -0700, "cartman" <cartman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I have a network set up on Windows XP Home. My desktop is connected to a
>> >router and the laptop is wireless. They both access the internet fine. I
>> >can print from my laptop to a printer connected to the desktop. I can access
>> >all files on the desktop from the laptop...but, I can not access any laptop
>> >files from the desktop. I receive the following error, "You might not have
>> >permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
>> >server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."
>> >
>> >I have gone to the Properties section of the folders in my laptop that I
>> >would like to share and have checked "Share this folder on the network" and
>> >"Allow network users to change my files."
>> >
>> >I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Is the Guest account setup properly?
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
>> Check registry setting restrictanonymous.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
>> Check for a misconfigured or overlooked firewall.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
>>
>> If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
>> computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
>> precisely:
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
>Chuck,
>
>Thanks so much for the reply. Unfortunately, I tried the 3 steps you
>mentioned and I'm still having the same problem. Here is some background
>info:
>
>1) What am I doing and what am I seeing? I am trying to synch the Outlook
>.pst files between my laptop and desktop. It was working fine before using a
>3rd party utility until yesterday. Yesterday I messed around with the "Make
>this folder private" check box and ultimately messed everything up. I was
>able to recover everything and now have the network access working properly
>except for this one issue. For example, I am able to access all files on my
>desktop from my laptop. On my desktop, I can access the folders in "My
>Documents" on my laptop. However, the .pst file resides in C:\Documents and
>Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and I am
>unable to access the Owner folder. I can access the .pst file for my desktop
>from my laptop no problems.
>
>2) Complete text of error message when I try to access the laptop .pst file
>from my desktop: "Jimmys_laptop\Documents and Settings\Owner 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. Access is denied."
>
>3) Describe the computers on your network.
>Laptop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2
>Desktop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2
>
>4) How does each computer and each other network device connect? The desktop
>is connected directly to the router. The laptop is connected to the router
>wirelessly.
>
>5) Scope of problem. Please see number 1.
>
>6) I first noticed the problem yesterday morning after having messed with
>the private folder setting. I tried to uncheck the private folder setting on
>my laptop and was unable to. I logged in in Safe mode and changed somethings
>around to get access to the folder and unchecked the private folder setting.
>Now it appears that I can access all the files on my desktop from my laptop,
>but am unable to access the .pst file on my laptop from the desktop in the
>folder listed in #1.
>
>7) ipconfig of both machines:
<SNIP>
>
>I received the following error when I tried to get the browstat status:
>'browstat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>operaberable program or batch file.
>
>Thanks again for all of your help. I greatly appreciate it.
>Jimmy
No sweat, Jimmy.
OK, your problem is that some files on your laptop are not accessible. Files in
"C:\Documents and Settings\(owner)\My Documents" are accessible, but
"C:\Documents and Settings\(owner)\Local Settings" are not.
With Windows XP Home, Simple File Sharing, and Guest authentication, you don't
have the tools you need to fix things, all of the time. See if this article
helps:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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