Re: Access denied when trying to connect to XP Pro from XP Home

On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:09:03 -0800, Abrasha <abrasha@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I have a wireless network setup between an XP Pro and an XP Home computer.
>
>I have trouble getting access to certain folders on the Pro PC from the
>Home PC.
>
>Whenever I try to do this, I get the following message:
>
>?\\<computer name> 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.?
>
>I have literally spent a couple of months trying to get to the bottom of
>this. I am at my wits end - the XP Pro machine can see and access the
>XP Home shared folders great, the XP Home machine can see the XP Pro on
>the network, but can't see certain shared folders, and gives the above
>error message when trying to access them. What am I doing wrong?
>
>I can see all the folders that I want to share on the Pro PC in "My
>Network Places" on the Home PC, but not open all of them. The folders
>that I can open are all in the Administrator's account on the Pro
>machine. The folders that I cannot open are all in another account.
>
>I have tried to disable Simple File Sharing, that didn't work. I have
>tried to enable the Guest Account on the Home machine, but that did not
>work either.
>
>I am certain that all of this has to do with the way Pro handles
>security much more rigidly than Home. I just need to figure out how to
>give the Home PC access to all the folders I want to give it access to.
>
>I would think that enabling sharing of a folder would do it.
>
>I do hope someone can help me with this one.
>
>Thanks
>
>Abrasha

Abrasha,

There are several possible reasons for the error "...might not have
permission...access denied".
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/mysterious-error-5-aka-access-denied.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/mysterious-error-5-aka-access-denied.html

Be sure that you understand the relationship between file sharing in Windows XP
Home and Pro, Simple File Sharing, the Guest account, and the need for matching,
non-blank passwords. These relationships are not trivial.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

Please ask more questions if necessary. And be patient with us.

--
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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