Can't access shared folders

[Guest]

Here is my situation:

We have three machines. Two had XP Pro and one was running Win98se. All
computers could see each other and access all shared drives. We recently
rebuilt the Win98 machine and put a fresh install of XP Pro Sp2 on it. The
new machine can see the other two and access their shared drives. However,
the other two cannot access the new machine's shared drives. We can see the
drive and access the root folder but we cannot access any of the subfolders.
We get an error that states "\\Front\C\Peach is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this networ resource. Contact the administrator of
this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have tried with and without Simple TCP/IP enabled. All machines have SP2
installed (which is where I think my first mistake may have been). We have
no other software firewalls installed. We use a Lynksys router/hub. All
machines have access to the internet.

 

[Chuck]

Here is my situation:

We have three machines. Two had XP Pro and one was running Win98se. All
computers could see each other and access all shared drives. We recently
rebuilt the Win98 machine and put a fresh install of XP Pro Sp2 on it. The
new machine can see the other two and access their shared drives. However,
the other two cannot access the new machine's shared drives. We can see the
drive and access the root folder but we cannot access any of the subfolders.
We get an error that states "\\Front\C\Peach is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this networ resource. Contact the administrator of
this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have tried with and without Simple TCP/IP enabled. All machines have SP2
installed (which is where I think my first mistake may have been). We have
no other software firewalls installed. We use a Lynksys router/hub. All
machines have access to the internet.

Maybe by "Simple TCP/IP" you mean Simple File Sharing? SFS is not completely
simple - you need to make other settings too.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, 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.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list.

Does the problem computer have Windows Firewall enabled? If so, you need to
configure it for file sharing, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing
exception. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network)
browser, and file sharing, problems.

Also, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous, on each computer.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/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/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.

 

[Guest]

I tried your suggestions and I have the same problem. What I find realy
strange about this situation is that I can access the root of C on the
machine I need access to. I can even edit anything in the root directory.
However, when I try to access a subfolder is when I get that error.

Here is my situation:

We have three machines. Two had XP Pro and one was running Win98se. All
computers could see each other and access all shared drives. We recently
rebuilt the Win98 machine and put a fresh install of XP Pro Sp2 on it. The
new machine can see the other two and access their shared drives. However,
the other two cannot access the new machine's shared drives. We can see the
drive and access the root folder but we cannot access any of the subfolders.
We get an error that states "\\Front\C\Peach is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this networ resource. Contact the administrator of
this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied."

I have tried with and without Simple TCP/IP enabled. All machines have SP2
installed (which is where I think my first mistake may have been). We have
no other software firewalls installed. We use a Lynksys router/hub. All
machines have access to the internet.

Maybe by "Simple TCP/IP" you mean Simple File Sharing? SFS is not completely
simple - you need to make other settings too.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, 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.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list.

Does the problem computer have Windows Firewall enabled? If so, you need to
configure it for file sharing, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing
exception. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network)
browser, and file sharing, problems.

Also, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous, on each computer.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/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/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.

 

[Carey Holzman]

Have you tried unsharing and then resharing that folder?

Carey

I tried your suggestions and I have the same problem. What I find realy
strange about this situation is that I can access the root of C on the
machine I need access to. I can even edit anything in the root directory.
However, when I try to access a subfolder is when I get that error.

Here is my situation:

We have three machines. Two had XP Pro and one was running Win98se.
All
computers could see each other and access all shared drives. We
recently
rebuilt the Win98 machine and put a fresh install of XP Pro Sp2 on it.
The
new machine can see the other two and access their shared drives.
However,
the other two cannot access the new machine's shared drives. We can see
the
drive and access the root folder but we cannot access any of the
subfolders.
We get an error that states "\\Front\C\Peach is not accessible. You
might not
have permission to use this networ resource. Contact the administrator
of
this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is
denied."

I have tried with and without Simple TCP/IP enabled. All machines have
SP2
installed (which is where I think my first mistake may have been). We
have
no other software firewalls installed. We use a Lynksys router/hub.
All
machines have access to the internet.

Maybe by "Simple TCP/IP" you mean Simple File Sharing? SFS is not
completely
simple - you need to make other settings too.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control
Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to
"Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy
to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type
"net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and
use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used,
give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, 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.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights
Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from
the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list.

Does the problem computer have Windows Firewall enabled? If so, you need
to
configure it for file sharing, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing
exception. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network)
browser, and file sharing, problems.

Also, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa],
value
restrictanonymous, on each computer.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/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/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.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I've shared and unshared the drive many times.

Have you tried unsharing and then resharing that folder?

Carey

I tried your suggestions and I have the same problem. What I find realy
strange about this situation is that I can access the root of C on the
machine I need access to. I can even edit anything in the root directory.
However, when I try to access a subfolder is when I get that error.

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:01:05 -0800, "uzieagle"

Here is my situation:

We have three machines. Two had XP Pro and one was running Win98se.
All
computers could see each other and access all shared drives. We
recently
rebuilt the Win98 machine and put a fresh install of XP Pro Sp2 on it.
The
new machine can see the other two and access their shared drives.
However,
the other two cannot access the new machine's shared drives. We can see
the
drive and access the root folder but we cannot access any of the
subfolders.
We get an error that states "\\Front\C\Peach is not accessible. You
might not
have permission to use this networ resource. Contact the administrator
of
this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is
denied."

I have tried with and without Simple TCP/IP enabled. All machines have
SP2
installed (which is where I think my first mistake may have been). We
have
no other software firewalls installed. We use a Lynksys router/hub.
All
machines have access to the internet.

Maybe by "Simple TCP/IP" you mean Simple File Sharing? SFS is not
completely
simple - you need to make other settings too.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control
Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to
"Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy
to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type
"net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and
use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used,
give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.

On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, 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.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights
Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from
the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list.

Does the problem computer have Windows Firewall enabled? If so, you need
to
configure it for file sharing, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing
exception. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network)
browser, and file sharing, problems.

Also, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa],
value
restrictanonymous, on each computer.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/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/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.