Re: Disk Locked or Full.....

If this is a truly a network problem I may not be able to help but here are some suggestions.

You need to check most of this out on all three computers.

Your objective should be to achieve15% to 20% free space on each and every drive / partition! The more the better. However, remember
that further Windows Updates will bring that down again.

To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to make sure that you can see all files. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder
Options, View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating
system files " is unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that the box before "Hide
extensions for known file types" is not checked. Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected and then select View,
Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total Size, and Free Space.

You still will not see the System Volume Information folder and Norton Protected Storage ( if you have it? ).
How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531

Download Dirsize.dll plug-in and place the file in Windows\System32 folder. Select Start, Run and type "regsvr32 dirsize.dll" without the
quotes and hit ENTER. Next in Windows Explorer open a folder and set it to Detail view. From the View menu, click Choose Details. Put a
checkmark near Folder Size, and click OK. Use CTRL and + key ( Numeric Keypad ) combination to resize the column width, so that the Folder Size column is displayed correctly. To apply this setting for all the folders, click Tools, Folder Options. In the View tab and click Apply to
all folders. You can download Dirsize from:
http://markd.mvps.org/

You can  most likely create extra free space by a number of measures.

You can limit the disk space used by System Restore. Right click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select, Properties, System Restore, Settings. This will give you the amount of Disk Space allocated to System Restore in terms of % of size of Drive and megabytes or
gigabytes. The default maximum is 12%, which is often excessive. You can move the slider to the left to reduce the size of the allocation. If you give me the drive / partition size and free space for each partition in which Windows XP resides to I can suggest allocations. Once the allocated space is fully taken the oldest restore point is removed when a new restore point is created ( or it should be ).

System Restore only needs to monitor the Windows XP partitions on each machine ( if any machine has another version of Windows installed e.g. Windows you need to say so that I can check out the implication for that operating system. If you have System Restore monitoring removable drives they should not be monitored.

Try Start, All Programmes, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Delete all but the most recent Restore Point ( Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup, More options). Run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.

How are drives formatted -FAT32 or NTFS? To get this information whilst in Windows Explorer place the cursor on the C drive, right click
and select Properties? More opportunities here depending on the answer.

Are you using any Norton software?

Given the nature of the problem you need to review the last few days of the System and Application logs looking for Event Types "Error" and "Warning. Most of these are difficult to interpret and so I suggest you post copies here,

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;enus;308427&Product=winxp

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now start your message(email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.

There are a number of areas which might be checked but there's more than to start you off.


Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Hope this helps.

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"HiBaller" <HiBaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:330CB805-8D48-4F2B-AF51-65F648DC663A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just since yesterday one of my three networked computers refuses to let me
copy from or pase to a public folder. All three of my colmputers have a
folder called "Public_X" where "X" is the drive letter. I made each one of
them available through the Firewall (ZoneAlarm) and for the last year or so,
I have been able to freely move files around from one computer to another. I
have also been able to RUN files residing on one computer on the other two.
This is how I update Zonealarm and the like. But, just yesterday, I have
been getting (on the RECEIVING computer) "Windows cannot access the specified
device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to
access the item." When I try to Copy/Paste the file, I get this: "Cannot
copy <.....> : Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or
write-protected and that the file is not currently in use." I just cannot
get the file FROM the affected computer. What is wierd is that I can "push"
the file from the affected computer over to any of the other two computers
and run/edit/whatever it there. From any other computer I can also view any
directory/subdirectory on the affected computer -- I just cannot move/edit or
run it.

Windows XP Professional SP2 on all three - LAN is all DHCP through firewall
router and they are all in the same workgroup. 

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