sharing a windows xp professional directory on the LAN

[Guest]

I am using a windows xp professional computer on a network that consists of a
windows 2000 server, windows XP professional and home workstations along with
some windows 98 workstations.

As the network was configured earlier this year, I can share and access
directories that were created when this particular xp pro worksation was
setup and migrated from a windows 98 workstation that was used on the network
before. Since the setup and migration process, I have been able to access
certain shared directories.

The problems start at this point. When I share out a new directory such as
project data on this particular workstation and I try and access the newly
shared directory on any of the other workstations and server (windows 98,
windows 2000 and windows xp pro and home workstations), I get the standard
error message:

\\my_pc\new_share is not accessable. You do not have permission to access
this shared directory. Please see the administrator to correct this problem.

or something simular to this error message. The weird thing with this
network is that as I have said before the directories or files that were
previously shared out earlier this year can be accessed over the network from
all of the workstations on the network and directories that are shared out
from other workstations to this windows xp workstation can be accessed as
well.

Can someone please explain why this would occur? I though it might have
something to do with the firewall that is built into windows XP professional,
but with or without the firewall, I can access and add data to the previously
shared directories. But if I try and share out a newly shared or newly
created directory, I get the error message I described before, no matter what
permissions or firewall settings I use.

Help!!!

Edward Letendre

 

[Guest]

I know you will disagree with me, but I would STRONGLY advise against this
practice anyway. All shares should be on a designated server. If there is
insufficient space on the server, add a disk, nowadays they're cheap enough.

Ad-hoc sharing leads to a number of headaches:

1. It is highly unlikely there is any backup of the data, so if the disk
fails, it's toast.

2. It makes any upgrades or reorganizations of the network a nightmare, as
it creates a situation in which any changes you make, however minor, for
example renaming a computer, will have unexpected consquences.

 

[Chuck]

I am using a windows xp professional computer on a network that consists of a
windows 2000 server, windows XP professional and home workstations along with
some windows 98 workstations.

As the network was configured earlier this year, I can share and access
directories that were created when this particular xp pro worksation was
setup and migrated from a windows 98 workstation that was used on the network
before. Since the setup and migration process, I have been able to access
certain shared directories.

The problems start at this point. When I share out a new directory such as
project data on this particular workstation and I try and access the newly
shared directory on any of the other workstations and server (windows 98,
windows 2000 and windows xp pro and home workstations), I get the standard
error message:

\\my_pc\new_share is not accessable. You do not have permission to access
this shared directory. Please see the administrator to correct this problem.

or something simular to this error message. The weird thing with this
network is that as I have said before the directories or files that were
previously shared out earlier this year can be accessed over the network from
all of the workstations on the network and directories that are shared out
from other workstations to this windows xp workstation can be accessed as
well.

Can someone please explain why this would occur? I though it might have
something to do with the firewall that is built into windows XP professional,
but with or without the firewall, I can access and add data to the previously
shared directories. But if I try and share out a newly shared or newly
created directory, I get the error message I described before, no matter what
permissions or firewall settings I use.

Help!!!

Edward Letendre

Edward,

Is the problem computer a domain, or workgroup, member? Does it use Guest, or
non-Guest, authentication?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html

When you say "setup and migrated from a windows 98 workstation", is this the
only computer that was initialised that way?