Unable to share removable drive

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When trying to access a shared directory on a USB drive,
the following error message is displayed: [directory] is
not accessible.... Not enough server storage is available
to process this command.

This only occurs when the directory is shared on a WinXp
Pro computer. If the host is running XP Home, this error
does not occur. Both sharing and security permissions
have been given to Everyone. Under XP Pro both simple and
regular file sharing have been attempted. Under both
OS's, shared directories located on root drives work fine.
 
Key said:
When trying to access a shared directory on a USB drive,
the following error message is displayed: [directory] is
not accessible.... Not enough server storage is available
to process this command.

This only occurs when the directory is shared on a WinXp
Pro computer. If the host is running XP Home, this error
does not occur. Both sharing and security permissions
have been given to Everyone. Under XP Pro both simple and
regular file sharing have been attempted. Under both
OS's, shared directories located on root drives work fine.
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This error indicates that you are falling foul of the IRPStackSize bug.

The problem is on the machine you are attempting to connect to,
not the machine where you see the error message.

On the computer you are attempting to connect to,
Check the event viewer for an event ID 2011.

Usual fix :
You need to fix a parameter called IRPStackSize

On the computer you are attempting to connect to,
Set the IRPStackSize back to the default (15 ).
Perform the following steps:

1. Start the registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\lanmanserver\parameters.
3. Double-click IRPStackSize
(or if this registry setting doesn't exist,create it of
type DWORD and ensure the case is correct).
4. Change the base to decimal, set the value to 15, and click OK.
5. Reboot the computer.

Norton AV is usual suspect for breaking it.

There's a KB article about this, too.

Antivirus Software May Cause Event ID 2011 (Q177078)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;177078
 
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