Re: File sharing problem with simple Windows XP Home Network


I had the exact same problem. As far as I know, the answer is not
written down anywhere but I was able to discover it through trial and
error. I'm guessing that your setup is similar to mine, where your
account is a computer administrator and your children's are limited.
I'm further assuming that you are doing the entire file sharing setup
from your account, as I was. The trick is that only an individual user
can offer their files for sharing on the network. Even an administrator
can't share folders on behalf of a limited user. (This is not the total
control that I thought XP Home administrator accounts had, but I can see
the rationale.) Here is the solution that worked for me. First,
un-share all of the folders that you had shared. Then, log out of your
account and log in to one of your children's accounts. From within your
child's account, share their folder. Do this for each account on your
machine. If I remember correctly, you need to be an administrator to
share a folder. From my account, I changed my children's user accounts
to administrators, then followed the above procedure, then went back to
my account and changed the kids back to limited. Changing the account
type did not revoke the share.

I don't believe the previous post is correct. It would only be true if
you were running a domain. There is no authentication in a workgroup
setting. It won't matter who logs in or with what password. Once the
proper user shares their folder on the local machine, anyone on your
home network can access it. You were able to access your share because
YOU shared it while logged in on your local machine. No one was able to
access your daughters' shares because you shared them on their behalf.
It would be a lot more intuitive if Windows would prevent you from
sharing them in the first place, rather than making everything look
like it works until you attempt access.



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