sunzt
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I currently have a desktop using Windows XP Pro and a Dell Laptop using Windows MCE 2005 Rollup 2. I have a Linksys wireless routher that has a wire connection to the desktop and a wireless one to the laptop. The following is what I did to try to get my file sharing to work.
1. I enable file sharing through the setup wizard on both machines
2. I disabled simple file sharing on both computers and the windows firewalls.
3. I added the laptop username onto the desktop list of users and vice-a-versa. They are password protected.
If I share a folder on my MCE laptop with permissions (using the permissions button under the sharing tab) for the username on the desktop it works fine. ie. shared folder "FOLDER" has permissions so that only the user "MRMAN" from my desktop (running XP Pro) can read the contents"
So thus if I log into windows with the username MRMAN on the desktop, then I can access the shared folder on my laptop. This works fine.
The problem I run into is when I try to do the same thing on my laptop. If I share a folder on my desktop with permissions for the username on the laptop then I get a message saying the folder is not accessible.
For example: I log into windows using the username WOMAN on my laptop and I double click the supposed shared folder on the desktop PC then I get an inaccessible folder message. The shared folder permissions has the user WOMAN set as being able to read the folder.
However, if I set the permissions to allow EVERYONE to read it then my laptop can access those files.
Can someone please help me clear this up?
1. I enable file sharing through the setup wizard on both machines
2. I disabled simple file sharing on both computers and the windows firewalls.
3. I added the laptop username onto the desktop list of users and vice-a-versa. They are password protected.
If I share a folder on my MCE laptop with permissions (using the permissions button under the sharing tab) for the username on the desktop it works fine. ie. shared folder "FOLDER" has permissions so that only the user "MRMAN" from my desktop (running XP Pro) can read the contents"
So thus if I log into windows with the username MRMAN on the desktop, then I can access the shared folder on my laptop. This works fine.
The problem I run into is when I try to do the same thing on my laptop. If I share a folder on my desktop with permissions for the username on the laptop then I get a message saying the folder is not accessible.
For example: I log into windows using the username WOMAN on my laptop and I double click the supposed shared folder on the desktop PC then I get an inaccessible folder message. The shared folder permissions has the user WOMAN set as being able to read the folder.
However, if I set the permissions to allow EVERYONE to read it then my laptop can access those files.
Can someone please help me clear this up?