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    sharing problems...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kuncheesh, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    i have my vista laptop and xp desktop connected through my wireless router . i have disabled password protected sharing in vista and enabled file and printer sharing. i can access desktop files from laptop without any problems. however when i try to access laptop files from desktop. it prompts for the password. why is this happening even if i have disabled password protected sharing ??? is there a way around this as its quite irritating. my network location is private
     
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  2. Lawrence

    Lawrence Notebook Evangelist

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    I experienced that before. How about saving the password? If not, Here Try this, Taking the ownership of the Folder.

    1. Right click the folder->Security Tab->Advanced->Edit
    2. Select your Username and click the checkbox option->Apply
    3. Click Yes.
     
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  3. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    thanx for the info that was really useful
     
    kuncheesh, Mar 23, 2008
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  4. Lawrence

    Lawrence Notebook Evangelist

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    No problem. Because of Notebookreview.com I created WinBubble, It just pops-up in my head when I am creating articles here.

    So, I will do my best to help every community that help me from the start.

    If someday my apps and website becomes famous. I will not forget every websites that help me. Including the users... That's a promise. Please check my hidden secrets thread and my Vista tips.

    If I goes UP, All of them TOO. :)
     
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    hpl912 Notebook Consultant

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    i have a similar problem to this... have a windows xp computer that joined the workgroup of another computer running vista (with wireless router). i never set any password or security on the vista machine for the shared drives and disabled all password stuffs. but when my xp computer wants to access it, it just says it doesn't have permission
    please help :(
     
    hpl912, Mar 23, 2008
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Create identical users on all machines. Share a folder/drive for each user (or create a group and add users to it, and share the folder/drive for that group).
     
    kegobeer, Mar 23, 2008
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    thanks. that's done but now whenever i try to map a network drive from xp to vista (\\vista\shared), it says the network path could not be found.. although both have the same workgroup names :(
     
    hpl912, Mar 23, 2008
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