I am the admin on the originating computer. I created WinZip files in
"Shared Documents". If I log on as my wife (also an admin), or as a
Guest, I cannot open the WinZip files... I get the "Probable Cause: file
sharing or permissions problem."
But it's in SHARED documents! Doesn't that automatically give EVERYONE
permission to everything?
Oh... XP Home.
This normally happens if you originally created the zip in your own documents and MOVED the file into shared docs (rather than copy). The file still has the permissions from "My Documents", and not from shared documents. Check out these two links:
How Permissions Are Handled When You Copy and Move Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310316
Inherited Permissions Are Not Automatically Updated When You Move Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320246
(stupid bug isn't it?)
To fix this bug, you have 3 choices:
1. Extract the Winzip files as yourself, then recreate them inside the shared docs.
2. Reboot into safe mode, and you have the security tab in file properties. You can give your wife's account permissions there.
3. Run the following at a command prompt (replace the filename and user where indicated):
cacls.exe "Name of your file with path goes here" /e /g "username goes here":f
eg. cacls.exe "C:\Photos.zip" /e /g "Guest":f
Good Luck
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oshah [shexec32]
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Acrobat.exe
waol.exe
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