"Shared documents" now just "documents", and access is denied

[Special Access]

my neighbor tried to run the network setup wizard and at some point
decided it wasn't what she wanted to do.
Now the "shared documents" folder is called "documents" and when she
clicks on it (logged in with admin-capable account) she gets "access
is denied"

have tried several technet articles concerning sharing over the
network with little effect.

Running XP Home edition.

Thanks for any info


Mike

 

[Wesley Vogel]

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents
or
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents

is the Shared Documents folder. It gets its name from the desktop.ini
file.

The desktop.ini file may be missing or messed up.

Detailed instructions here on how to fix or create a desktop.ini file for
the Shared Documents folder...
http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq/#faq3_shared_documents

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Mike,

In addition, see:

Access is denied when opening the Shared Documents folder ?:
http://www.winhelponline.com/sdperms.htm