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I have many XP Pro and XP Home PCs on a single workgroup, all of which are
using Simple File Sharing (SFS). On one of the computers I set up a folder
(C:\Downloads) and shared it as "Downloads", and then I downloaded a .exe
file into it (i.e. ccsetup132.exe for CCleaner). If I go to another PC on
our network, and look into that shared folder of the first computer,
\\FirstComputer\Downloads) on My Network Places, I cannot Copy or Open the
file. If I do a Properties on that file I get the Screen, Misc,
Compatibility, General, Program, Font, and Memory tabs. Now if I go back to
the first computer with the shared folder called Downloads that has the file
ccsetup132.exe in it, and create another shared folder, for example, called
Downloads2, and then copy ccsetup132.exe from C:\Downloads into
C:\Downloads2, then if I go to any other computer on our network and look
into that shared folder, i.e. \\FirstComputer\Downloads2, then I can both
Copy and Open that file. And if I do a Properties on that file, I get
General, Compatibility, and Summary tabs or a Properties window that has
General, Version, Compatibility, Digital Signatures, and Summary tabs.
Does anyone know why this is? If I go to the first computer, and copy
ccsetup1232.exe from C:\Downloads2 (i.e. the one that is shared correctly
across the network) and paste it over the copy of ccsetup132.exe in
C:\Downloads, it has no effect, i.e. ccsetup132.exe still doesn't share
correctly across the network. Very strange.
I have tried turning on and off the Guest Account, making sure NetBios is
turned on over TCP/IP, making sure that my Computer Browser service is
running, making sure that there are no funny attributes on the files, making
sure that no viruses or spyware are on the PC, and for the XP Pro PCs I have
ensured that SFS is enabled. This is makes no sense, so if you have a clue
please let me know.
Thanks,
Mark
using Simple File Sharing (SFS). On one of the computers I set up a folder
(C:\Downloads) and shared it as "Downloads", and then I downloaded a .exe
file into it (i.e. ccsetup132.exe for CCleaner). If I go to another PC on
our network, and look into that shared folder of the first computer,
\\FirstComputer\Downloads) on My Network Places, I cannot Copy or Open the
file. If I do a Properties on that file I get the Screen, Misc,
Compatibility, General, Program, Font, and Memory tabs. Now if I go back to
the first computer with the shared folder called Downloads that has the file
ccsetup132.exe in it, and create another shared folder, for example, called
Downloads2, and then copy ccsetup132.exe from C:\Downloads into
C:\Downloads2, then if I go to any other computer on our network and look
into that shared folder, i.e. \\FirstComputer\Downloads2, then I can both
Copy and Open that file. And if I do a Properties on that file, I get
General, Compatibility, and Summary tabs or a Properties window that has
General, Version, Compatibility, Digital Signatures, and Summary tabs.
Does anyone know why this is? If I go to the first computer, and copy
ccsetup1232.exe from C:\Downloads2 (i.e. the one that is shared correctly
across the network) and paste it over the copy of ccsetup132.exe in
C:\Downloads, it has no effect, i.e. ccsetup132.exe still doesn't share
correctly across the network. Very strange.
I have tried turning on and off the Guest Account, making sure NetBios is
turned on over TCP/IP, making sure that my Computer Browser service is
running, making sure that there are no funny attributes on the files, making
sure that no viruses or spyware are on the PC, and for the XP Pro PCs I have
ensured that SFS is enabled. This is makes no sense, so if you have a clue
please let me know.
Thanks,
Mark