>>XP Pro can't "give" files to XP Home<<

[Wayne B.]

I have a Home LAN setup that has an XP Home Edition and
an XP Pro Edition that are physically connected by a 4-
port switch. My problem is that there are files
that I have on the Pro Edition (PE) that I want to place
on the Home Edition(HE). I'm not able to do it that way,
but I can take them from the PE sitting at the HE. ????
to a shared folder on the HE, it won't let me
do it and I get this error message entitled "error
copying file or folder" >Cannot copy my network places:
Access is denied. Make sure the disk in not full or write-
protected and that the file is not currently in use<

Now if I'm at the HE, I can navigate to the folder that
resides on the PE and drag it to a local folder on the HE
with no problem what so ever.

I have made an account on the HE that gives me access on
the PE, and I have activated the guest account on the
home so that the PE can log into it.

There's nothing else that I have noticed about the
connection that raises any questions, just this one topic.

Could someone tell me what it is that I am missing here??
THANX N ADVANCE. The Rookie/Wayne B.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a Home LAN setup that has an XP Home Edition and
an XP Pro Edition that are physically connected by a 4-
port switch. My problem is that there are files
that I have on the Pro Edition (PE) that I want to place
on the Home Edition(HE). I'm not able to do it that way,
but I can take them from the PE sitting at the HE. ????

to a shared folder on the HE, it won't let me
do it and I get this error message entitled "error
copying file or folder" >Cannot copy my network places:
Access is denied. Make sure the disk in not full or write-
protected and that the file is not currently in use<

Now if I'm at the HE, I can navigate to the folder that
resides on the PE and drag it to a local folder on the HE
with no problem what so ever.

I have made an account on the HE that gives me access on
the PE, and I have activated the guest account on the
home so that the PE can log into it.

There's nothing else that I have noticed about the
connection that raises any questions, just this one topic.

Could someone tell me what it is that I am missing here??
THANX N ADVANCE. The Rookie/Wayne B.

The problem is that the HE doesn't allow users on other computers to
change its files. To grant that permission on the HE:

1. Right click the shared disk or folder.
2. Click Sharing and Security.
3. Put a check mark next to "Allow network users to change my files".

If you do that, be careful. If you're sitting at the PE and you
delete a file that's stored on the HE, the file doesn't go into the
Recycle Bin on either computer. It's gone.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Wayne B.]

Thank you Steve, I most definitely appreciate it.
Wayne B.