NETWORK WINDOWS XP ACCESS DENIED

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HELLO EVERYBODY,I FACE A BIG PROBLEM WITH WIN XP.I WANTED TO HAVE A NETWORK
BETWEEN 2 COMPUTERS.I HAVE DONE IT MANY MANY TIMES BUT THIS TIME WAS
UNSACCESFUL.EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE PROTOCOLS OR THE CABLE ARE CORRECT.THEY
SEE EACH OTHER BUT WHEN I AM GOING TO THE NETWORK PLACE AND TO THE WORKGROUP
I CAN SEE IT BUT I DON'T HAVE ACCESS.IT TELLS ME THAT ACCESS DENIED CONTACT
LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR.WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?I CAN'T WORK AT ALL.IF ANYBODY
CAN HELP ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.THANKS EVERYBODY.

 

[Chuck]

HELLO EVERYBODY,I FACE A BIG PROBLEM WITH WIN XP.I WANTED TO HAVE A NETWORK
BETWEEN 2 COMPUTERS.I HAVE DONE IT MANY MANY TIMES BUT THIS TIME WAS
UNSACCESFUL.EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE PROTOCOLS OR THE CABLE ARE CORRECT.THEY
SEE EACH OTHER BUT WHEN I AM GOING TO THE NETWORK PLACE AND TO THE WORKGROUP
I CAN SEE IT BUT I DON'T HAVE ACCESS.IT TELLS ME THAT ACCESS DENIED CONTACT
LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR.WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?I CAN'T WORK AT ALL.IF ANYBODY
CAN HELP ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.THANKS EVERYBODY.

First, please fix the caps lock problem. Typing in all capital letters is
considered rude and it's hard to read besides.

Now, if you truly have connectivity and all the protocols and services are
correct, check permissions.

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (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".

With XP Pro, if you set the above Local Security Policy to "Guest only", enable
the Guest account, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"). 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.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer. For XP Pro, enable Guest using
Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"); for XP Home, use User Accounts
in Control Panel.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445
and UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by identifying the other computers as present in
the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of
(network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

Try the above suggestions; if you're still unsuccessful, post back with exact
symptoms and error messages.

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

 

[Martin Danowitz]

First, please fix the caps lock problem. Typing in all capital letters is
considered rude and it's hard to read besides.

Now, if you truly have connectivity and all the protocols and services are
correct, check permissions.

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (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".

With XP Pro, if you set the above Local Security Policy to "Guest only", enable
the Guest account, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"). 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.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer. For XP Pro, enable Guest using
Local User Manager (Start - Run - "lusrmgr.msc"); for XP Home, use User Accounts
in Control Panel.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445
and UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by identifying the other computers as present in
the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of
(network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

Try the above suggestions; if you're still unsuccessful, post back with exact
symptoms and error messages.

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

I have been having the same problems. Sometimes, I can connect to the
other computers, and other times access is denied.

My network is a mix of XP Home and XP Pro computers. The XP Pro machine
can always see and access the XP Home computers in the workgroup, but
the XP Home computers can see the other XP Home computers, but the XP
Home computers can rarely see the XP Pro computer. All of the computers
are hard wired through a Linksys router, and all can access the Internet
directly via the router.

What is really strange is that when I try to view workgroup computers on
the XP Pro computer in My Network Places, usually nothing is displayed
other than its own workgroup account, but I can see and access files and
printers anyway via Windows Explorer, Add Printers, etc. However, even
when the XP Pro account shows up in My Network Places View Workgroup
computers on the XP Home machines, I can't access anything on the XP Pro
computer. More frequently nothing appears in the View Workgroup
computers other than the individual workgroup computer on either XP Pro
or XP Home machines.

What would cause access to go up and down like this?

 

[Chuck]

I have been having the same problems. Sometimes, I can connect to the
other computers, and other times access is denied.

My network is a mix of XP Home and XP Pro computers. The XP Pro machine
can always see and access the XP Home computers in the workgroup, but
the XP Home computers can see the other XP Home computers, but the XP
Home computers can rarely see the XP Pro computer. All of the computers
are hard wired through a Linksys router, and all can access the Internet
directly via the router.

What is really strange is that when I try to view workgroup computers on
the XP Pro computer in My Network Places, usually nothing is displayed
other than its own workgroup account, but I can see and access files and
printers anyway via Windows Explorer, Add Printers, etc. However, even
when the XP Pro account shows up in My Network Places View Workgroup
computers on the XP Home machines, I can't access anything on the XP Pro
computer. More frequently nothing appears in the View Workgroup
computers other than the individual workgroup computer on either XP Pro
or XP Home machines.

What would cause access to go up and down like this?

Martin,

You may be having a similar problem. But, please start a new topic (with a
different title) for help. This will benefit both you, and the OP. And, it
will help the helpers here find your posts easier.

And Martin, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

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