I can't access shared documents. If I go to "my network places" and click on the desktop icon, that's when I get the error. So I can't get farther than that.
OK let's try a slightly different route - start again from going to your network places, but instead of heading right for the desktop click "view workgroup computers" in the left hand pane.... should bring up \\laptop for you and hopefully you'll also see "documents" try accessing that, I think you should find it to be the shared documents folder and hopefully access is not denied that way - let us know! (this is something I can do from my own XP Pro desktop to my XP Home laptop)
OK. I've been going to "view workgroup computers" -- when I click on that, I get 2 icons, one for the desktop, one for the laptop. That's all I see. And of course, when I click on it I get the dreaded eror message. Aargh! Is it too early for a martini?
I've done that before. I even tried enabling sharing on the whole drive. But I just did it again on another folder on each machine. Where do I look for it on the laptop? I can see the shared folder that's on the laptop in "my network places" on the desktop -- but there's nothing there on the laptop.
This may sound whack but...try creating a different username/password on the desktop machine, share a folder and then see if you can access it from the laptop that way.
bleah! It was definitely "the right time" for a martini! This has me stumped now, apart from the suggestion of an upgrade to XP Pro (which whilst it might work should not be strictly necessary and involves some $ and fiddle, doing the installs)...
Best I can do right now for you is bump the thread and hope someone else has an idea - anyone?
Success! I've been googling and going through every Windows forum on the planet -- and I finally found a solution. Thus guy said he had the same problem and some UberGeek he works with came over to his house and fixed it. It's weird but---
For XP home seeing as you cant have the GUI versions of the NTFS security settings stuff for all problems related to permissions I would say get XCACLS and with this you can use the CMD window and view/change all NTFS permissions for all folders / files
interesting - just checked on my laptop (only machine I have XP home on) and this registry value is already present and set as you describe...
Leading me to wonder how you got it set differently or not present? Not that is necessarily matters now you have resolved the problem, but if it was something that might happen again it might be good to know - so if problem recurrs and you notice the cause do let us know.
I have had the same problem, I followed the 'Mainframeguy's advice and one of my two XP machines allowed the other machines (XP and Linux boxes) in but one just wont.
So next I tryed the Regedit.exe thing that worked for MonicaX but fo me bot machines are set to ...
Worked for me as well.... No martini's here...I'm goin into the red wine
My system is WinXp home on both systems (PC Desktops each) SP2 also on both. I have Macafee antivirus running in addition to Microsoft Antispyware beta. I use a Linksys wireless G router and a Dlink wireless card.
Thanks to all concerned...especially monica and Mainframe guy who really went the distance on this.
Prop
PS... I did the regedit adjustment on both machines.
I have pinged all computers I use to be able to acces programs 2 computers ob XP pro and the other on XP but still get error you might not have permission to use this this network resource help
Have you checked the permission? Sounds obvious I know , but.....
Also you may be better with a fresh thread - this is something of a resurrection and it would be good to have the specifics of your situation - with more details....
Oh - and welcome to OSNN! We have a thread for that too .....
I solved my problem by never using Zone Alarm again. Can't say that there's anything wrong with ZA, but I know that getting rid of it made the problem go away.
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