XP folder sharing hell......

I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.

PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
I always get "PC1\foldername 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."

PC2 can access folders on PC1.

PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.

PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.

I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.

I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
no avail.

Anybody have any ideas?

"JimTheAverage" <ljhubbardjr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:74d6fbee-1e17-4ebb-8b1e-2e3c19334f27@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>
> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>
> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>
> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>
> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>
> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>
> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
> no avail.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?

Last time I had similar problems, it was due to services being disabled /
not running. Go start > run > services.msc and check for disabled items. I
believe it was 'network DDE' that I started and things started working...

Worth a try.

-Jeepers

Check to see if the 'Server' service is running.

JS

"JimTheAverage" <ljhubbardjr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:74d6fbee-1e17-4ebb-8b1e-2e3c19334f27@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>
> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>
> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>
> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>
> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>
> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>
> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
> no avail.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?

It can be a bit fickle doing sharing between XP Pro PC's.

Two things you need to check:

1) Does each PC have its own computer name? -- going into
properties and checking computer name on My computer

2) Does each PC have a different user logging in? Or do you have
the same login name for each PC? Remember that when connecting to
another PC.. it will usually see the user as computername1\username.
So if you have the same username on all three PC's you could be having
trouble merely because of that. Try creating three seperate username
logins.. and see if that gives you different results.

JS "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

>
> "JimTheAverage" <ljhubbardjr@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:74d6fbee-1e17-4ebb-8b1e-2e3c19334f27
@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>>
>> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
>> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>>
>> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>>
>> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>>
>> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>>
>> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
>> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
>> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>>
>> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
>> no avail.
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas?

<top-poasting corrected>

>
>
> Check to see if the 'Server' service is running.
>
> JS

Yet another clueless fool responds. why? already came up with the correct
answer.

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"Jeepers Creepers" <johnpaul_greenremove@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JimTheAverage" <ljhubbardjr@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:74d6fbee-1e17-4ebb-8b1e-2e3c19334f27@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>>
>> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
>> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>>
>> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>>
>> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>>
>> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>>
>> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
>> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
>> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>>
>> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
>> no avail.
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Last time I had similar problems, it was due to services being disabled /
> not running. Go start > run > services.msc and check for disabled items. I
> believe it was 'network DDE' that I started and things started working...
>
> Worth a try.

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it ...but no luck.

jim

"Cirga" <bharlow@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fac17e61-964b-48cd-9f4d-815fc0f2d514@m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> It can be a bit fickle doing sharing between XP Pro PC's.
>
> Two things you need to check:
>
> 1) Does each PC have its own computer name? -- going into
> properties and checking computer name on My computer

Yes - different PC names.

>
> 2) Does each PC have a different user logging in? Or do you have
> the same login name for each PC? Remember that when connecting to
> another PC.. it will usually see the user as computername1\username.
> So if you have the same username on all three PC's you could be having
> trouble merely because of that. Try creating three seperate username
> logins.. and see if that gives you different results.

Yes. All 3 are using different user login names.

Now I am getting a message that says...."\\pcname\foldername is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out of you have access
permission. -- Not enough server storage is available to process this
command.

Looking up that last part took me to posts that say to increase the
IRPStackSize in the registry - but it is already at 50 (the maximum setting
for XP - or so I have read).

I even removed simple file sharing on the stingy PC and re-shared the folder
with everyone having all permission - still no luck.

The odd thing is that the stingy PC has shared its printers without a hitch.

jim

>

"John Holmes" <nospam.13inch@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> JS "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>
>>
>> "JimTheAverage" <ljhubbardjr@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:74d6fbee-1e17-4ebb-8b1e-2e3c19334f27
> @s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>>I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>>>
>>> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
>>> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>>>
>>> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>>>
>>> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>>>
>>> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>>>
>>> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
>>> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
>>> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>>>
>>> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
>>> no avail.
>>>
>>> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> <top-poasting corrected>
>
>>
>>
>> Check to see if the 'Server' service is running.
>>
>> JS
>
> Yet another clueless fool responds. why? already came up with the correct
> answer.

Shows how much you know....none of the answers thus far have solved the
problem.

jim

JimTheAverage wrote:
> I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>
> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>
> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>
> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>
> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>
> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>
> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
> no avail.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?

1- For starters *don't* use 2 firewalls! It will not provide you with
additional security and it will or may cause nothing but trouble when
you try to setup your network. Decide which firewall you prefer to use
and use one firewall only.

2- While you setup and troubleshoot your network completely disable the
firewall, at least until you get things sorted out. You can re enable
the firewall after you fix your network, keep this extra avenue of
trouble out of the picture until you get the network setup properly, you
can enable it after you're done. For security reasons, while the
firewall is disabled you may want to disconnect the cable to the
internet or other outside networks.

3- Make sure that there are no duplicate computer names on the network.
Make sure that the machines are all in the same workgroup.

4- For most networks you usually only need one common transport
protocol and one network client. Additional transport protocols or
clients only bring in extra complications into your network
configuration. Additional unneeded transport protocols may result in
network collisions and slow down your network. Remove all protocols
except for the TCP/IP protocol, in modern networks that is usually the
only protocol needed. Remove all network clients except for the Client
for Microsoft Networks.

5- Install/enable File and Printer Sharing.

6- Windows XP Pro machines will not allow access to their resources
without proper user credentials and authentication. The unsafe method
of getting around that is to enable the Guest account. A safer method
is to create users with identical names and identical passwords on the
machines that you want to share resources.

7- If you have done all of the above and are still getting access
denied messages verify the NTFS permissions on the shares.

John

JimTheAverage wrote:
> I have 3 XP Pro PCs. No server. All in same workgroup.
>
> PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
> I always get "PC1\foldername 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."
>
> PC2 can access folders on PC1.
>
> PC3 has the same problems with PC2 as PC1.
>
> PC2 can access some of the shared folders on PC1.
>
> I have tried installing ALL of the available clients, services and
> protocols for the ethernet adapter on all PCs. I have tried turning
> off the Windows (and Eset) firewalls.
>
> I have tried just about everything I know to share folders on PC2 to
> no avail.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?


On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is
disabled on the internal LAN connection.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm


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