Cannot access shared files on the network (XP Pro)

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I have 2 XP Pro pc on a simple network...
I log on to one PC as an Administrator with name/password
I shared a drive giving only access to myself (the same name/password to
login )
I gave permission to do whatever to the drive .
--On the other pc, the client pc I log into it under a different name/password
I try to access the PC (mentioned above ) I see the pc in the network
neighborhood , so thats good.
I click on it , i see the drive i made shared , so thats good too.
But now when I click on it , I get " I may not have rights to access blah
blah"
I had to go back to Host PC and Add " Everyone" to the permission list to
make it work.
I can now access the files and folders but thats because I added Everyone in
the permission list ( which is what i DONT want!!)
So why is this giving me trouble!!!!
 
I have 2 XP Pro pc on a simple network...
I log on to one PC as an Administrator with name/password
I shared a drive giving only access to myself (the same name/password to
login )
I gave permission to do whatever to the drive .
--On the other pc, the client pc I log into it under a different name/password
I try to access the PC (mentioned above ) I see the pc in the network
neighborhood , so thats good.
I click on it , i see the drive i made shared , so thats good too.
But now when I click on it , I get " I may not have rights to access blah
blah"
I had to go back to Host PC and Add " Everyone" to the permission list to
make it work.
I can now access the files and folders but thats because I added Everyone in
the permission list ( which is what i DONT want!!)
So why is this giving me trouble!!!!
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"Everyone" permission doesn't apply to all users on all computers. It
only applies to users who have an account on this computer. For
example, assume that:

1. The host PC has users named A and B.
2. The client PC has users named A and C.

Then client user A can access the host PC, but client user C can't.
For more details, see this article by Ron Lowe and me:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

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Just a thought, are you able to ping both pc? Btw is there a third party
firewall say like Zonealarm or stuff? Also ensure that files sharing is
enable.

Regards Daniel MS-MVP Asia (Window desktop experience)
 
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