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Bill

Running XP Pro on both machines networked together via a router/switch.
Trying to share a folder on the C drive of my notebook. It is forcing the
folder or any new folder I create to be read only. I need for my backup
software to be able to write to my notebook backup folder from the
workstaion computer. I'm thinking of a switch that is improperly set, only
I don't know where it is. Help!!
 
This reply is for Printer and Files sharing. Hope it helps.
If your setup is a desktop and a laptop. My wireless router is NetGear.
Host should be the desktop PC and Guest the laptop.
Install the printer on the Host PC. Then using Control Panel>Network
Setup Wizard, enable File & Printer Sharing and make sure you check the
box to allow others to print to your printers. Next under Start>Settings>
Printers, select the printer, check the box to share the printer and assign
a name. Keep the name short, no blanks, something like Printer2.

You should now be able to add the printer to your Guest PCs using Start>
Control Panel>Printers & Faxes>Add Printer. Check the radio button
"A network printer ..." and then either browse for the printer or enter its
name (using \\PCName\PrinterName) and continue until finished. Ensure
that the firewall on your XP PC is set to allow access to remote printers.
Note: Make sure to include the slashes (\\) in printer name.
If using XP's native firewall ensure that File and Printer Sharing is
enabled and that the box with he same name is checked in the Firewall
exceptions list. The PCName can be found at:

Rightclick My Computer icon on desktop>Properties>Computer Name tab.
It may look something like: "Home-66djksjcpv". Don't type the quotes.
Click "Next" and it should install the printer on the Guest PC when
it finds it.

Note: You can follow the same procedure to get access to
"Files" from one PC to the other.
 
Bill
RtClk on folder you want to share || choose "Sharing and Security ..." ||
General tab || clear the "Read Only" checkbox || OK button

Karl
 
Done that but when I leave and come back to the folder is has returned to
read only. I clear it, it returns when I leave to the C drive and return to
the folder. Could this be a user permissions issue?
 
Bill,
Is Simple File Sharing enabled?

Win+E (to open Windows Explorer) || Tools || Folder Options || View tab ||
scroll down to the very last item in the "Advanced Settings" list and make
sure that "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) is checked.

Karl
 
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