Need expert to help solve a tricky file sharing problem

[Michael Meyers]

I have searched all over the Internet and Usenet, but haven't come across this
identical problem. My PC is running XP Pro SP2, connected to the LAN port of a
D-Link DI-624 wireless router, which is turn is connected to a cable modem.
Simple file sharing is enabled. My son's PC is in his room, running XP Home SP2
and sharing the internet connection via a D-Link DWL-G520 wireless adapter.
Both PC's are in a workgroup, MSHOME. Windows firewall is disabled on both
PC's.

No problems with internet connection. My son's computer can access my shared
files and printer. He has a shared folder containing .mp3 files. I can share
some of these, but not others within the same folder. If I try to execute
these, WMP gives me the message: "cannot access the file". If I try to copy or
drag these file to my PC, I get the following error message: "Cannot copy
xxxx.mp3: Access is denied. Make sure that the disk is not full or
write-protected and that the file is not currently in use."

Interestingly, if I disable simple file sharing on the XP Pro PC and check the
properties of the inaccessible files on the XP Home PC, there is no security
tab. If I check the properties of the accessible files, there is a security
tab!

Remember, these files are all in the same shared folder. The only possible
factor I've been able to come up with is that all files on my son's PC that were
created after he started using a password to log on to Windows are inaccessible
to my PC, whereas all files created prior to his using a logon password are
accessible.

Is this a plausible explanation? Can anyone suggest a workaround?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have searched all over the Internet and Usenet, but haven't come across this
identical problem. My PC is running XP Pro SP2, connected to the LAN port of a
D-Link DI-624 wireless router, which is turn is connected to a cable modem.
Simple file sharing is enabled. My son's PC is in his room, running XP Home SP2
and sharing the internet connection via a D-Link DWL-G520 wireless adapter.
Both PC's are in a workgroup, MSHOME. Windows firewall is disabled on both
PC's.

No problems with internet connection. My son's computer can access my shared
files and printer. He has a shared folder containing .mp3 files. I can share
some of these, but not others within the same folder. If I try to execute
these, WMP gives me the message: "cannot access the file". If I try to copy or
drag these file to my PC, I get the following error message: "Cannot copy
xxxx.mp3: Access is denied. Make sure that the disk is not full or
write-protected and that the file is not currently in use."

Interestingly, if I disable simple file sharing on the XP Pro PC and check the
properties of the inaccessible files on the XP Home PC, there is no security
tab. If I check the properties of the accessible files, there is a security
tab!

Remember, these files are all in the same shared folder. The only possible
factor I've been able to come up with is that all files on my son's PC that were
created after he started using a password to log on to Windows are inaccessible
to my PC, whereas all files created prior to his using a logon password are
accessible.

Is this a plausible explanation? Can anyone suggest a workaround?

I don't think that the logon password is related to the situation.

Normally, XP Home doesn't have a Security tab for any disk, folder, or
file. To see the Security tab, start the computer in Safe mode and
log on as an administrator. Then, look at the security settings on
files that can be accessed and files that can't be accessed. I think
that you'll find the answer there.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Michael Meyers]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already done so, and I can't find any
differences between the files that will and the files that won't share. The
only common factor is that files created after approximately late December, 2004
won't share.

Any other ideas?

 

[trystan]

Hey
I just discovered the same problem today
My home network just has 2 computers. The "sharing" computer runnin
Home SP2, and the "receiving" copmuter running Pro sp2.
The VAST majority of the files are fine however certain albums (alway
complete albums) of MP3s are untransferrable, with the same erro
message. It seems that about 3/4 of these were burned in the past
weeks. I'm using a new burner (a plextor replacing a lite-on) so I'
not sure if its also downloading some copy prevention tag. If so I'v
never heard of this before and a quick web-search didn't reveal an
similar problems. Some recently burnt albums were transferring fine
so I'm a little confused.
I'm going to start looking into this more and I'll post what I fin
Trysta