Access denied into the Program Files folder for 2 networked laptops

[Erik]

I have 2 laptops running Win XP SP2 connected in the same physical location
through an Ethernet router, where I am the administrator on both and the C
drive is shared for network access. When trying to list folders such as
Program Files, Windows, etc. I get the message:

\\laptop\drive\folder... is not accessible. You might not have permission to
use this network to use this network resource. Contact the administrator...

Any help?

Thanks.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Try making the account passwords match. Also make sure they're part of the
same workgroup.

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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I have 2 laptops running Win XP SP2 connected in the same physical location
| through an Ethernet router, where I am the administrator on both and the C
| drive is shared for network access. When trying to list folders such as
| Program Files, Windows, etc. I get the message:
|
| \\laptop\drive\folder... is not accessible. You might not have permission
to
| use this network to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator...
|
| Any help?
|
| Thanks.
|
|

 

[Malke]

I have 2 laptops running Win XP SP2 connected in the same physical
location through an Ethernet router, where I am the administrator on both
and the C drive is shared for network access. When trying to list folders
such as Program Files, Windows, etc. I get the message:

\\laptop\drive\folder... is not accessible. You might not have permission
to use this network to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator...

What version of XP are you running? XP Home does not permit sharing of
users' home directories (My Documents) or Program Files. I can't tell from
your post if any part of your local area network sharing is working (or if
you just can't access Program Files) so here is my standard "network
problems" blurb:

This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the Network
Setup Wizard on both computers, making sure to enable File & Printer
Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2
Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party firewall or have an
antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts
as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have third-party firewall software,
configure it to allow the Local Area Network traffic as trusted. I usually
do this with my firewalls with an IP range. Ex. would be
192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple
File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that
anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources.
This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your
situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share folders
inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared
Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network troubleshooter by
MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it and it will usually
pinpoint the problem area(s) - http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke

 

[Erik]

The passwords are the same and so is the workgroup.

Thanks,

Erik

 

[Dave Patrick]

Assuming those are the only problem folders maybe this helps. See the note
to 5.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/filesharing.mspx

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| The passwords are the same and so is the workgroup.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Erik

 

[Haggis]

The passwords are the same and so is the workgroup.

Thanks,

Erik

Try making the account passwords match. Also make sure they're part of the
same workgroup.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|I have 2 laptops running Win XP SP2 connected in the same physical
location
| through an Ethernet router, where I am the administrator on both and the
C
| drive is shared for network access. When trying to list folders such as
| Program Files, Windows, etc. I get the message:
|
| \\laptop\drive\folder... is not accessible. You might not have
permission
to
| use this network to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator...
|
| Any help?
|
| Thanks.
|
|

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