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Posted by y.i on February 21, 2007, 4:08 pm
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> y.i wrote:
>> Windows XP Pro
>>
>>
>>> What OSs are involved (i.e. Pro or Home)?
>>>
>>>> I have two computers on the network and they are both running Windows
>>>> XP. The problem is with one of the computers on the network. I can
>>>> access shared files on one computer. When I try to access any of the
>>>> shared files and connect to the other computer I get the following
>>>> error:
>>>>
>>>> PC#1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
>>>> network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
>>>> if you have access permissions.
>
> If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:
>
> a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
> Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
> accounts/passwords on all computers.
>
> b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple
> File Sharing enabled.
>
> Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that
> anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources.
> This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your
> situation.
>
> Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
> home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
> folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
> Shared Documents folder.
>
> If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network troubleshooter
> by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it and it will
> usually pinpoint the problem area(s) - http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Thanks
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