not accessible. You do not have permission

[TMLewiss]

I recently got a professional version of Win XP SP2 and installed it on my desktop computer. My laptop is running Win XP SP2 also. When I share a folder from my desktop without "Simple File Sharing" on, it always gives me the "... is not accessible. You do not have permission to accesses this..." error. So ok, I enable simple file sharing and it works... until I access some sub folders, then I get the same message. I am administrator on both my PCs, I have never had this problem until SP2. All I want to freaking do is transfer files but I can't even do that... SO annoying. Does anyone have any idea what is going on or how to fix it?

 

[Win2kpatcher]

Are they on the same workgroup and have priveleges to each other?

 

[TMLewiss]

Same work group. I have no firewalls on. The user name I am using on both PCs in the same. What do you mean by privileges?

 

[superdave1984]

The shared folders don't have any restrictions right? You applied the share to the folder, all subfolders, etc. There should have been that option.

 

[TMLewiss]

Correct, like I said, some sub folders work, some dont.

 

[superdave1984]

Can you try setting shared permissions on the sub folders? That seems like it shouldn't be needed though

 

[TMLewiss]

yeah if I share each folder individually its fine... but I should not have to do that. That is a LOT of work when its a folder with over 100 sub folders.

 

[Law]

Without simple file sharing, you'll have to add the group or "Everyone" to the security tab, the sharing tab should already have "Everyone", permission must be granted at the ACL level and NTFS level.

If you want to share your "My Document", for XP Pro you should disable simple file sharing and do above, with simple file sharing & XP Home, move it out to the Desktop or the root directory.

Easy way I like to do it with XP Pro is map the hidden C drive. Right click on "My computer" select map network drive, put in the remote computer's IP and the hidden C drive like the example below.

\\192.168.2.2\c$

It'll prompt you for a user name, put in an administrative account and you'll have access to everything on that computer.

Doesn't work with XP Home.

 

[TMLewiss]

Thanks man. That worked. I honestly don't understand why the way I used to do it doesn't work anymore but oh well. Thanks again.

 

[Win2kpatcher]

Without simple file sharing, you'll have to add the group or "Everyone" to the security tab, the sharing tab should already have "Everyone", permission must be granted at the ACL level and NTFS level.

If you want to share your "My Document", for XP Pro you should disable simple file sharing and do above, with simple file sharing & XP Home, move it out to the Desktop or the root directory.

Easy way I like to do it with XP Pro is map the hidden C drive. Right click on "My computer" select map network drive, put in the remote computer's IP and the hidden C drive like the example below.

\\192.168.2.2\c$

It'll prompt you for a user name, put in an administrative account and you'll have access to everything on that computer.

Doesn't work with XP Home.

This is great advice..that is what I do as well except I make mine to the D$ cause is the partition where all my good porn is