Viewing shared folders from another user

[Guest]

I am trying to view a shared folder on another user's computer. We're both in
the same Workgroup, and the folder is set up to be shared. I can see his
Computer when I view Workgroup Computers, but can connect to it. When I try,
i get a message that I do not have permission to access this network
resource. The shared folder does not show up in My Network Places, as well.
His Computer is set up tto Share Folders and Printers on the Network. I can
see everyone else's Shared Folders in the same Workgoup.

 

[Moderator]

To have permissions to access shared folders and printers, you have to
have a user account on the computer with the shared resource that has
the same name and password as the computer you are accessing it with. Do
you have that?

Also, try disabling all firewalls.

 

[Guest]

No, but I can see shared files on another computer in the Workgroup, and I
don't have a user account on that one, either. In fact, every computer in
the Workgroup can access this other shared file.

 

[Malke]

No, but I can see shared files on another computer in the Workgroup, and I
don't have a user account on that one, either. In fact, every computer in
the Workgroup can access this other shared file.

Disabling firewalls is a bad idea. Firewalls just need to be configured to
allow local area network traffic as trusted.

Bob, are some of the computers XP Home and the troubled one XP Pro? Home
authenticates as "guest" which means that people who don't have an account
on the target computer (the one with the resources) can access those
shares.

XP Pro can do this, but it also has the ability to have "guest" disabled
(better for security) in which case the target computer *would* need to
have a matching user account and password. If all your other computers are
Home and the one in question is Pro, go to Folder Options>View tab and
enable Simple Sharing. Then you won't need the local authentication on the
target computer.

BTW, there is no "Microsoft Moderator" in Real Life on these groups and that
poster should change his name to something less likely to make people think
he is an official moderator.

Malke

 

[Guest]

I was able to do what I wanted, by setting up the user accounts on the
computer with the shared resource, and setting permissions for those users.
Thanks.