On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:57:02 -0800, Edward Letendre
<EdwardLetendre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am using a windows xp professional computer on a network that consists of a
>windows 2000 server, windows XP professional and home workstations along with
>some windows 98 workstations.
>
>As the network was configured earlier this year, I can share and access
>directories that were created when this particular xp pro worksation was
>setup and migrated from a windows 98 workstation that was used on the network
>before. Since the setup and migration process, I have been able to access
>certain shared directories.
>
>The problems start at this point. When I share out a new directory such as
>project data on this particular workstation and I try and access the newly
>shared directory on any of the other workstations and server (windows 98,
>windows 2000 and windows xp pro and home workstations), I get the standard
>error message:
>
>\\my_pc\new_share is not accessable. You do not have permission to access
>this shared directory. Please see the administrator to correct this problem.
>
>or something simular to this error message. The weird thing with this
>network is that as I have said before the directories or files that were
>previously shared out earlier this year can be accessed over the network from
>all of the workstations on the network and directories that are shared out
>from other workstations to this windows xp workstation can be accessed as
>well.
>
>Can someone please explain why this would occur? I though it might have
>something to do with the firewall that is built into windows XP professional,
>but with or without the firewall, I can access and add data to the previously
>shared directories. But if I try and share out a newly shared or newly
>created directory, I get the error message I described before, no matter what
>permissions or firewall settings I use.
>
>Help!!!
>
>Edward Letendre

Edward,

Is the problem computer a domain, or workgroup, member? Does it use Guest, or
non-Guest, authentication?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...indows-xp.html

When you say "setup and migrated from a windows 98 workstation", is this the
only computer that was initialised that way?

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