Problems with Win7 file-sharing with XP client *SOLVED*

[VirtualLarry]

I built a machine with Win7 HP 64-bit on it, and added a 1TB HD. I created several directories for the people living in the house. I created accounts with their same name on it on the Win7 box, and added password (default to the same name, to start with).

The XP box, when I browse to the computer, prompts for a password right off. When I enter Name/Name, it allows access to the list of shares, but when I double-click on the Share of the same name, it won't let me in, says access denied.

I shared each named folder, with the User account name that matched.

Why is this happening? I have password-protected sharing enabled.

Permissions for Everyone and Administrators on the share are all three checked, Full Control/Write/Read.

Can XP access Win7 shares? Is there some trick to it?

Edit: Hmm, perhaps the "Everyone" permission is not working? I instead added each Named user account under Advanced Permissions, as all three (Full Control/Write/Read). Let's try it again now.

Edit: I succeeded in mapping a network drive letter using "net use", but when I click on it, I get "access denied".

The Named directories were created off of the root dir, using the Admin account on the Win7 box. Do you think I need to adjust the filesystem permissions too, besides the sharing permissions?

Edit: Yes, I had to edit the filesystem permissions too, and add each Named User as Full Control over their Named Directory.

 

[JackMDS]

Just to clarify to other who read the thread.

Permission and Security issues with Vista/Win7, check the following settings.

All users that are allowed to share need to have account on all the computers that they are allowed to connect to.

Everyone is an account, it means a group of all of the users that already have an account and been established as users.

Using the Everyone feature saves the need of configuring permission to each of the established users, it does not mean Everyone that feel that they would like to login.

Users that do not have an account on the computer are Not part of the Everyone Group.

If security on the LAN is Not needed and users are Not established, then switching On the Guest account provides semi-open configuration.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Yes. And what I found out was, you need to worry about filesystem permissions, IN ADDITION to network sharing users and permissions.

 

[imagoon]

Just to clarify to other who read the thread.

Permission and Security issues with Vista/Win7, check the following settings.

All users that are allowed to share need to have account on all the computers that they are allowed to connect to.

Everyone is an account, it means a group of all of the users that already have an account and been established as users.

Using the Everyone feature saves the need of configuring permission to each of the established users, it does not mean Everyone that feel that they would like to login.

Users that do not have an account on the computer are Not part of the Everyone Group.

If security on the LAN is Not needed and users are Not established, then switching On the Guest account provides semi-open configuration.

Actually... depending on how the security policy is set on the server (xp or win server whichever) Everyone can mean "everyone." If you set a share to "everyone" RWX and then set the file system to everyone RWX, any one can gain access. Assuming you have not unset the setting "Everyone includes Anonymous User" in the security.

Notes about this is here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278259

XP/2003 and later defaulted everyone to not include anonymous but is very easy to change.

 

[imagoon]

Yes. And what I found out was, you need to worry about filesystem permissions, IN ADDITION to network sharing users and permissions.

Yes, that is assumed. Windows is pretty picky about this part of it. Share access does not assume file access and vis versa.