I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I get
an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and to
contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted by
Broman..

Barry

Barry
I am having the same problem on a desktop Windows XP Pro and a laptop
Windows XP Home Edition. I have found I can not find my desktop to add to the
network places. I have tried redoing all of the network wizards. But it did
say I had no access but now I can not even get the desktop to show up.

"Barry" wrote:

> I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
> client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I get
> an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and to
> contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted by
> Broman..
>
> Barry

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:33:01 -0800, "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
>client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I get
>an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and to
>contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted by
>Broman..
>
>Barry

Barry,

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure the browser service is running on the host computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable the
browser on the client.

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall configurations are a
very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

Look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous, on both computers.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F972E85D-F72F-40C1-BA88-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
> client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I
> get
> an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and
> to
> contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted
> by
> Broman..
>
> Barry

Depends what you are doing. Best and easiest way to overcome this is to have
the same username and password on each machine when attempting this.

Even then, you wont get into some areas because they are not allowed access
until you go to the machine that is disallowing that and share the folders
themselves. Eg, C:\Documents and Settings needs to be separately shared on
each machine if you want desktop on each machine available to other machines
on the network.

Chuck

I checked the "restrict anonymous" value on both computers and they are both
set at 1. Should they be set at "0"?

Barry

"Interrogative" wrote:

>
> "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F972E85D-F72F-40C1-BA88-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
> > client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I
> > get
> > an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and
> > to
> > contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted
> > by
> > Broman..
> >
> > Barry
>
> Depends what you are doing. Best and easiest way to overcome this is to have
> the same username and password on each machine when attempting this.
>
> Even then, you wont get into some areas because they are not allowed access
> until you go to the machine that is disallowing that and share the folders
> themselves. Eg, C:\Documents and Settings needs to be separately shared on
> each machine if you want desktop on each machine available to other machines
> on the network.
>
>
>

Chuck

Reference my last post- if I need a change should this be in Hex or decimal?

Thanks,

Barry

"Barry" wrote:

> Chuck
>
> I checked the "restrict anonymous" value on both computers and they are both
> set at 1. Should they be set at "0"?
>
> Barry
>
> "Interrogative" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:F972E85D-F72F-40C1-BA88-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
> > > client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I
> > > get
> > > an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and
> > > to
> > > contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted
> > > by
> > > Broman..
> > >
> > > Barry
> >
> > Depends what you are doing. Best and easiest way to overcome this is to have
> > the same username and password on each machine when attempting this.
> >
> > Even then, you wont get into some areas because they are not allowed access
> > until you go to the machine that is disallowing that and share the folders
> > themselves. Eg, C:\Documents and Settings needs to be separately shared on
> > each machine if you want desktop on each machine available to other machines
> > on the network.
> >
> >
> >

Interogative,

Thanks but I have all the setting correct I think.

Barry

"Barry" wrote:

> Chuck
>
> I checked the "restrict anonymous" value on both computers and they are both
> set at 1. Should they be set at "0"?
>
> Barry
>
> "Interrogative" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:F972E85D-F72F-40C1-BA88-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >I have a network of 2 computers running XP Home.Everything works except the
> > > client computer cannot access files or printers on the host computer. I
> > > get
> > > an error message that the client computer does not have access rights and
> > > to
> > > contact the administrator. This problem sounds identical to the one posted
> > > by
> > > Broman..
> > >
> > > Barry
> >
> > Depends what you are doing. Best and easiest way to overcome this is to have
> > the same username and password on each machine when attempting this.
> >
> > Even then, you wont get into some areas because they are not allowed access
> > until you go to the machine that is disallowing that and share the folders
> > themselves. Eg, C:\Documents and Settings needs to be separately shared on
> > each machine if you want desktop on each machine available to other machines
> > on the network.
> >
> >
> >

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:35:04 -0800, "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Chuck
>
>I checked the "restrict anonymous" value on both computers and they are both
>set at 1. Should they be set at "0"?
>
>Barry

Barry,

With your problem, setting restrictanonymous to Hex "0" (or Decimal "0" if you
wish) is the correct solution.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Chuck

I set both computers to 0 ,shut down and restarted, ran the network wizard
and checked again. The problem still exists. I can ping each computer. There
is also a "RestricAnonymoussam" value in the registry that I didn't change.
Should I? Any other thoughts?

Thanks,
Barry

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:35:04 -0800, "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Chuck
> >
> >I checked the "restrict anonymous" value on both computers and they are both
> >set at 1. Should they be set at "0"?
> >
> >Barry
>
> Barry,
>
> With your problem, setting restrictanonymous to Hex "0" (or Decimal "0" if you
> wish) is the correct solution.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
>

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:11:06 -0800, "Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Chuck
>
>I set both computers to 0 ,shut down and restarted, ran the network wizard
>and checked again. The problem still exists. I can ping each computer. There
>is also a "RestricAnonymoussam" value in the registry that I didn't change.
>Should I? Any other thoughts?

Barry,

For right now, let's leave restrictanonymoussam as it is.

Any firewalls, now or in the past, on either computer? Firewalls, even
"disabled", can cause file sharing problems.

Please provide ipconfig information for each computer, and let's diagnose the
problem.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.