Networking - Private Folders

[ausearch]

I am running Windows XP Home edition on a Dell 5150 and am in a small netgwork with two other computers, both running Win XP Pro. The network used to run fine - each computer could see and manage files and folders on the others.

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to install a password for myself on the Dell 5150, and in the process I answered 'yes' to the question "Do you want to make your Files and Folders private? Now I cannot access my files from the other computers, and I cannot remove the Private setting.

I have tried everything recommended by forums on Microsoft and Dell, including setting up an 'Everyone' user account with full acess, removing the 'Private' setting on folders higher in the hierarchy, working in Safe mode to do this... Nothing works. When I look at Properties\sharing for My Documents the 'Make folder private' box is checked and greyed out.

I can see other folders on the 5150, so I guess I could set up a new user account for myself and transfer all of my documents into it (?) but I'd rather not deal with new settings etc.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance -

ausearch

 

[JackMDS]

"Allow Every One", does not mean every one who tries to log to the computer, but rather every one that is already on the allowed list.