Note that if you are trying to access shares in the Windows folder, the Program Files folder, or any folder under Documents & Settings (except the All Users\Documents folder) you will get this error. The All Users\Documents folder is the same as the Shared Documents folder. Can you access that? Other than that, most of the time the problem is caused by a misconfigured firewall.
I apologize - I am relatively new to this. I am trying to access it from my network places. None of the "shared files" from the desktop are appearing. If I click on the view workgroup and try clicking on the desktop, that is when I am getting that error. I have even tried to disable both of the firewalls and then do it and it still doesn't work. Am I doing something wrong?
You should never have more than one firewall running. Try completely uninstalling any third party firewalls and making sure that the Windows XP firewall has File & Printer Sharing checked off on the Exceptions tab. If that solves the problem, you can try reinstalling the third party firewall and disabling the Windows firewall.
I uninstalled NIS on both computers & rebooted them. It still does not seem to work. The windows firewall is active. I just wanted to clarify something. You mentioned to make sure the file & printer sharing was checked off. Do you mean there should or should not be a check in the box? Currently, there is a check in the box. I think that is right because I believe it is asking what should be allowed.
Am I missing something? Is there a special way to access the network? I am just going to My Network Places. Shouldn't the shared files appear on the local network list? Once again, they are all appearing on my desktop but only the notebook files are appearing on the notebook.
I think I am confused because both of the systems are running the same operating system. Why would I have to be doing something different on one than the other?
I am so frustrated! Thank you for your suggestions!
The box next for File and Printer Sharing on the Exceptions tab of the Windows firewall should have a check mark in it so that seems to be correct.
Yes, the shared files/folders should show up in My Network Places on both computers. Are both computers running XP Home or XP Pro? If XP Pro, are you using simple file sharing or is that disabled (to see, open Windows Explorer, click on Tools > Folder Options, then click on the View tab. Scroll to the bottom of the list and see if there is a check mark in the box next to Use simple file sharing).
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Note that if you are trying to access shares in the Windows folder, the Program Files folder, or any folder under Documents & Settings (except the All Users\Documents folder) you will get this error. The All Users\Documents folder is the same as the Shared Documents folder. Can you access that? Other than that, most of the time the problem is caused by a misconfigured firewall.
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I apologize - I am relatively new to this. I am trying to access it from my network places. None of the "shared files" from the desktop are appearing. If I click on the view workgroup and try clicking on the desktop, that is when I am getting that error. I have even tried to disable both of the firewalls and then do it and it still doesn't work. Am I doing something wrong?
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February 18th, 2006 03:00
You should never have more than one firewall running. Try completely uninstalling any third party firewalls and making sure that the Windows XP firewall has File & Printer Sharing checked off on the Exceptions tab. If that solves the problem, you can try reinstalling the third party firewall and disabling the Windows firewall.
Steve
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Both are running XP Home SP 2.
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February 18th, 2006 22:00
On the desktop, try unsharing the folders you have designated as shared, then reboot and re-designate the folders as shared folders.
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