Home network:can access files on desktop to laptop, but not vice v

G

Guest

I have a network set up on Windows XP Home. My desktop is connected to a
router and the laptop is wireless. They both access the internet fine. I
can print from my laptop to a printer connected to the desktop. I can access
all files on the desktop from the laptop...but, I can not access any laptop
files from the desktop. I receive the following error, "You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have gone to the Properties section of the folders in my laptop that I
would like to share and have checked "Share this folder on the network" and
"Allow network users to change my files."

I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
C

Chuck

I have a network set up on Windows XP Home. My desktop is connected to a
router and the laptop is wireless. They both access the internet fine. I
can print from my laptop to a printer connected to the desktop. I can access
all files on the desktop from the laptop...but, I can not access any laptop
files from the desktop. I receive the following error, "You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have gone to the Properties section of the folders in my laptop that I
would like to share and have checked "Share this folder on the network" and
"Allow network users to change my files."

I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Click to expand...

Is the Guest account setup properly?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
Check registry setting restrictanonymous.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
Check for a misconfigured or overlooked firewall.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
 
B

B Cloutier

cartman said:
I have a network set up on Windows XP Home. My desktop is connected to a
router and the laptop is wireless. They both access the internet fine. I
can print from my laptop to a printer connected to the desktop. I can access
all files on the desktop from the laptop...but, I can not access any laptop
files from the desktop. I receive the following error, "You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have gone to the Properties section of the folders in my laptop that I
would like to share and have checked "Share this folder on the network" and
"Allow network users to change my files."

I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Click to expand...

I have a friend that has the opposite problem! He can access the
desktop from the laptop but not the other way around. This has been a
very busy newsgroup with this issue!


Brian
 
C

Chuck

I have a friend that has the opposite problem! He can access the
desktop from the laptop but not the other way around. This has been a
very busy newsgroup with this issue!


Brian
Click to expand...

Brian,

If you hung out in the Emergency Room at your local hospital, you'd think there
was an epidemic all the time. This is an emergency room for sick computers. A
lot of folks have trouble networking their computers, but, as I've said before,
you have to examine each case 1 at a time.

And, between the symptoms, diagnosis, and final problem determination, not 2
cases here are identical.

I'd rather hang out here than in the ER. ;)
 
G

Guest

Chuck,

Thanks so much for the reply. Unfortunately, I tried the 3 steps you
mentioned and I'm still having the same problem. Here is some background
info:

1) What am I doing and what am I seeing? I am trying to synch the Outlook
..pst files between my laptop and desktop. It was working fine before using a
3rd party utility until yesterday. Yesterday I messed around with the "Make
this folder private" check box and ultimately messed everything up. I was
able to recover everything and now have the network access working properly
except for this one issue. For example, I am able to access all files on my
desktop from my laptop. On my desktop, I can access the folders in "My
Documents" on my laptop. However, the .pst file resides in C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and I am
unable to access the Owner folder. I can access the .pst file for my desktop
from my laptop no problems.

2) Complete text of error message when I try to access the laptop .pst file
from my desktop: "Jimmys_laptop\Documents and Settings\Owner is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access
permissions. Access is denied."

3) Describe the computers on your network.
Laptop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2
Desktop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2

4) How does each computer and each other network device connect? The desktop
is connected directly to the router. The laptop is connected to the router
wirelessly.

5) Scope of problem. Please see number 1.

6) I first noticed the problem yesterday morning after having messed with
the private folder setting. I tried to uncheck the private folder setting on
my laptop and was unable to. I logged in in Safe mode and changed somethings
around to get access to the folder and unchecked the private folder setting.
Now it appears that I can access all the files on my desktop from my laptop,
but am unable to access the .pst file on my laptop from the desktop in the
folder listed in #1.

7) ipconfig of both machines:
Laptop-
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JIMMYS_LAPTOP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hr.cox.net



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hr.cox.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100
3B Mini PCI Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-69-70-35

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.10.16.25

68.10.16.30

68.9.16.30

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 05, 2005 7:09:18 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 06, 2005
7:09:18 AM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 C+ Fast Ethernet
NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-3F-66-AA-07

Desktop-
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JIMMY_DESKTOP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hr.cox.net



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hr.cox.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-C6-5F-A1

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.10.16.25

68.10.16.30

68.9.16.30

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 05, 2005 7:08:47 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 06, 2005
7:08:47 AM

I received the following error when I tried to get the browstat status:
'browstat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operaberable program or batch file.

Thanks again for all of your help. I greatly appreciate it.
Jimmy
 
C

Chuck

Chuck,

Thanks so much for the reply. Unfortunately, I tried the 3 steps you
mentioned and I'm still having the same problem. Here is some background
info:

1) What am I doing and what am I seeing? I am trying to synch the Outlook
.pst files between my laptop and desktop. It was working fine before using a
3rd party utility until yesterday. Yesterday I messed around with the "Make
this folder private" check box and ultimately messed everything up. I was
able to recover everything and now have the network access working properly
except for this one issue. For example, I am able to access all files on my
desktop from my laptop. On my desktop, I can access the folders in "My
Documents" on my laptop. However, the .pst file resides in C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and I am
unable to access the Owner folder. I can access the .pst file for my desktop
from my laptop no problems.

2) Complete text of error message when I try to access the laptop .pst file
from my desktop: "Jimmys_laptop\Documents and Settings\Owner is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access
permissions. Access is denied."

3) Describe the computers on your network.
Laptop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2
Desktop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2

4) How does each computer and each other network device connect? The desktop
is connected directly to the router. The laptop is connected to the router
wirelessly.

5) Scope of problem. Please see number 1.

6) I first noticed the problem yesterday morning after having messed with
the private folder setting. I tried to uncheck the private folder setting on
my laptop and was unable to. I logged in in Safe mode and changed somethings
around to get access to the folder and unchecked the private folder setting.
Now it appears that I can access all the files on my desktop from my laptop,
but am unable to access the .pst file on my laptop from the desktop in the
folder listed in #1.

7) ipconfig of both machines:
Click to expand...

I received the following error when I tried to get the browstat status:
'browstat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operaberable program or batch file.

Thanks again for all of your help. I greatly appreciate it.
Jimmy
Click to expand...

No sweat, Jimmy.

OK, your problem is that some files on your laptop are not accessible. Files in
"C:\Documents and Settings\(owner)\My Documents" are accessible, but
"C:\Documents and Settings\(owner)\Local Settings" are not.

With Windows XP Home, Simple File Sharing, and Guest authentication, you don't
have the tools you need to fix things, all of the time. See if this article
helps:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
 
R

RRR_News

Cartman,
On a XP HOME PC, the following folders are not acessible by other PC's over a network for security reasons:
C:\Programs
C:\Windows
C:\ Documents and Settings

To share the contents of "Jimmys_laptop\Documents and Settings\Owner", you will need to right click the folder named "Owner"> Sharing & Security> Check the sharing settings that you want.
--

Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com
Rich/rerat

(RRR News) <message rule>

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Chuck,

Thanks so much for the reply. Unfortunately, I tried the 3 steps you
mentioned and I'm still having the same problem. Here is some background
info:

1) What am I doing and what am I seeing? I am trying to synch the Outlook
..pst files between my laptop and desktop. It was working fine before using a
3rd party utility until yesterday. Yesterday I messed around with the "Make
this folder private" check box and ultimately messed everything up. I was
able to recover everything and now have the network access working properly
except for this one issue. For example, I am able to access all files on my
desktop from my laptop. On my desktop, I can access the folders in "My
Documents" on my laptop. However, the .pst file resides in C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and I am
unable to access the Owner folder. I can access the .pst file for my desktop
from my laptop no problems.

2) Complete text of error message when I try to access the laptop .pst file
from my desktop: "Jimmys_laptop\Documents and Settings\Owner is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access
permissions. Access is denied."

3) Describe the computers on your network.
Laptop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2
Desktop: Windows XP Home Version 2002 SP2

4) How does each computer and each other network device connect? The desktop
is connected directly to the router. The laptop is connected to the router
wirelessly.

5) Scope of problem. Please see number 1.

6) I first noticed the problem yesterday morning after having messed with
the private folder setting. I tried to uncheck the private folder setting on
my laptop and was unable to. I logged in in Safe mode and changed somethings
around to get access to the folder and unchecked the private folder setting.
Now it appears that I can access all the files on my desktop from my laptop,
but am unable to access the .pst file on my laptop from the desktop in the
folder listed in #1.

7) ipconfig of both machines:
Laptop-
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JIMMYS_LAPTOP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hr.cox.net



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hr.cox.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100
3B Mini PCI Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-69-70-35

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.10.16.25

68.10.16.30

68.9.16.30

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 05, 2005 7:09:18 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 06, 2005
7:09:18 AM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 C+ Fast Ethernet
NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-3F-66-AA-07

Desktop-
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JIMMY_DESKTOP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hr.cox.net



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hr.cox.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-C6-5F-A1

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.10.16.25

68.10.16.30

68.9.16.30

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 05, 2005 7:08:47 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 06, 2005
7:08:47 AM

I received the following error when I tried to get the browstat status:
'browstat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operaberable program or batch file.

Thanks again for all of your help. I greatly appreciate it.
Jimmy


Chuck said:
I have a network set up on Windows XP Home. My desktop is connected to a
router and the laptop is wireless. They both access the internet fine. I
can print from my laptop to a printer connected to the desktop. I can access
all files on the desktop from the laptop...but, I can not access any laptop
files from the desktop. I receive the following error, "You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have gone to the Properties section of the folders in my laptop that I
would like to share and have checked "Share this folder on the network" and
"Allow network users to change my files."

I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Click to expand...

Is the Guest account setup properly?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
Check registry setting restrictanonymous.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
Check for a misconfigured or overlooked firewall.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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