Sharing access denied

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I try to be the administrator of a small office with several PCs in a
peer-to-peer network with Windows XP Pro. I am trying to set up a backup
system for each workstation. It does not act friendly. I have the same
Windows profile and password on all computers. I went to one and set a
sharing privilege using Windows Explorer for me to have complete access to
the C:\ drive, the Documents and Settings folder and the Document folder for
the user of the PC. When I return to my PC and try to access the data I was
refused. Since I’ve done this with two other PCs without problems, I don’t
know the reason. I’ve checked the firewall and removed the antivirus to see
if that is the problem, it is not.
I’m at a loss. Anyone got any ideas I can try?
 
jay said:
I try to be the administrator of a small office with several PCs in a
peer-to-peer network with Windows XP Pro. I am trying to set up a backup
system for each workstation. It does not act friendly. I have the same
Windows profile and password on all computers. I went to one and set a
sharing privilege using Windows Explorer for me to have complete access to
the C:\ drive, the Documents and Settings folder and the Document folder for
the user of the PC. When I return to my PC and try to access the data I was
refused. Since I’ve done this with two other PCs without problems, I don’t
know the reason. I’ve checked the firewall and removed the antivirus to see
if that is the problem, it is not.
I’m at a loss. Anyone got any ideas I can try?
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If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters
in your situation.

Malke
 
Thanks, but already done. I don't understand why one PC out of three is
causing this problem. It happens at any PC that I use to access the one
specific PC's data.
 
jay said:
Thanks, but already done. I don't understand why one PC out of three is
causing this problem. It happens at any PC that I use to access the one
specific PC's data.
Click to expand...

Go through MVP Hans-Georg Michna's small network troubleshooter here:

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Taking the time to go through his troubleshooter will usually pinpoint
the source of the problem(s).


Malke
 
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