when i try to share files i get a message saying access denied. I need
permission. i have checked the file sharing box on the files i want to share.
I am the admin. some files work without getting message and some give me the
message. i am running xp prof on both comps. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

If Misery loves company, they you have company. I have the same problem.
"Access Denied" when I try and connect to my Eprinter on my XP machine.

"jms" wrote:

when i try to share files i get a message saying access denied. I need
permission. i have checked the file sharing box on the files i want to share.
I am the admin. some files work without getting message and some give me the
message. i am running xp prof on both comps. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

I found this on a different posting. It worked for me.

Vista
------
Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers
Click on Add a printer
Select Add a local printer
Create a new port Local Port Click on Next
Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer
Name)
Select the printer from the list
Continue until the printer is installed.

Other operating systems
----------------------------
Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista.

With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with
Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing
should not be a problem.


"jms" wrote:

when i try to share files i get a message saying access denied. I need
permission. i have checked the file sharing box on the files i want to share.
I am the admin. some files work without getting message and some give me the
message. i am running xp prof on both comps. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

This reply about printing is interesting and useful but does not answer jms's
question. Does anyone else know anything about the original problem? I am
experiencing the same thing, in my case with Vista housing the drive I want
to share and XP trying to get at it from a laptop. After logging in as
administrator and giving all the permissions I can, I still am stopped at the
end with the same message, which includes no information about why, it just
says "access denied." On the laptop, it simply says, "not accessible," you
might not have permission to use this network resource."

"Greg" wrote:

I found this on a different posting. It worked for me.

Vista
------
Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers
Click on Add a printer
Select Add a local printer
Create a new port Local Port Click on Next
Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer
Name)
Select the printer from the list
Continue until the printer is installed.

Other operating systems
----------------------------
Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista.

With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with
Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing
should not be a problem.


"jms" wrote:

when i try to share files i get a message saying access denied. I need
permission. i have checked the file sharing box on the files i want to share.
I am the admin. some files work without getting message and some give me the
message. i am running xp prof on both comps. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

Sorry but I was reading over thing, I have tried all this right down to
getting to new port, my problem - my laptop running vist will not accept the
\\ Slashe at all, I can type it in without but then it still doesn't work use
them and it says the pathname or network is valid. So I am still stumped at
what to do next.

"TJR" wrote:

This reply about printing is interesting and useful but does not answer jms's
question. Does anyone else know anything about the original problem? I am
experiencing the same thing, in my case with Vista housing the drive I want
to share and XP trying to get at it from a laptop. After logging in as
administrator and giving all the permissions I can, I still am stopped at the
end with the same message, which includes no information about why, it just
says "access denied." On the laptop, it simply says, "not accessible," you
might not have permission to use this network resource."

"Greg" wrote:

I found this on a different posting. It worked for me.

Vista
------
Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers
Click on Add a printer
Select Add a local printer
Create a new port Local Port Click on Next
Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer
Name)
Select the printer from the list
Continue until the printer is installed.

Other operating systems
----------------------------
Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista.

With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with
Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing
should not be a problem.


"jms" wrote:

when i try to share files i get a message saying access denied. I need
permission. i have checked the file sharing box on the files i want to share.
I am the admin. some files work without getting message and some give me the
message. i am running xp prof on both comps. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks