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Vista shared file visibility from XP machine
I've followed (I think) all the steps necessary to share a folder on my
newly buile Vista x64 machine. Checked and double checked against help at MS help pages and web help pages and other posting answers. On my XP machine I can see the folder name in My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\se\my_computer_name\my_folder where se is the workgroup name I have chosen and it is the same in both computers. When I click on my_folder to see the files and folders withing I get: "my_folder is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource...." What am I missing? |
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Vista shared file visibility from XP machine
HustlingHare wrote:
I've followed (I think) all the steps necessary to share a folder on my newly buile Vista x64 machine. Checked and double checked against help at MS help pages and web help pages and other posting answers. On my XP machine I can see the folder name in My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\se\my_computer_name\my_folder where se is the workgroup name I have chosen and it is the same in both computers. When I click on my_folder to see the files and folders withing I get: "my_folder is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource...." What am I missing? Did you remember to create identical user accounts/passwords on both machines? If yes, then set permissions on the folder to Everyone. If no, see details below. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this: XP - Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm Vista - Start OrbSearch boxtype: netplwiz [enter] Click on Continue (or supply an administrator's password) when prompted by UAC Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to automatically log on by clicking on the desired account to highlight it and then hit OK. Enter the correct password for that user account (if there is one) when prompted. Leave it blank if there is no password (null). If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple File Sharing (Folder OptionsView tab). Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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