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I have a small home network with three computers and they are all running XP. The third computer, call it "C," was just added and I can't share files from A to C. The original sharing between A and B works fine, and I can even move files from B to C. Files can move from C to A, but not A to C. the error message is "...not accessable...may not have permission".

Naturally, this is the one link I really care about. I'm using a DLink router and everything else, like Internet connections, work fine. Computer C "sees" the whole net, it just cannot get anything from A. I turned sharing off on A, rebooted, reset the sharing...still no luck.

Any ideas? I've been struggling with this one for a month. TIA

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do you have the same user database on each computer?

basically you need the same user names with the same passwords for file sharing to work effectively without a domain.

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No, the user names and passwords are different on all of the computers. But I'm not having trouble with the A-B link. Only one way on the A-C link is blocked.

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do you have the same user database on each computer?

basically you need the same user names with the same passwords for file sharing to work effectively without a domain.

Edit:

Do what Juno said or make sure that the Guest account is enabled on computer C.

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I turned all the guest accounts on, rebooted everything. Still no luck.

Plot thickens however. I can share files from a different drive, just not the one I want. No share on C drive (operating system and My Documents) no share on D drive (pictures and data I want to move around) and YES sharing works on E (a RAID array I'm experimenting with).

So it isn't the whole computer, just the C and D drives. And, as I said, only in the direction of computer A to C.

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When I mentally run all the combinations that you give, it seems almost impossible that it does not work with the guest accounts enabled. Remove and remake the shares on computer C

Also run this registry edit on computer C

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa\]
"limitblankpassworduse"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa]
"forceguest"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Lsa]
"forceguest"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Lsa]
"limitblankpassworduse"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"forceguest"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"limitblankpassworduse"=dword:00000000

And for good measure, create the ID from computer A on computer C

Edit:

Do you have any type of firewall running on computer C ?

If it still does not work, we'll cheat next.

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OK, (after a Memorial Day interuption) I set all the computers to have the same user account name and passwords, turned on the guest accounts, edited the reg files (only a couple were set with a "1," where you specified a "0"), rebooted, unshared everything on A, rebooted, shared everything on A again...

There were some weird problems with the sharing controls at the drive name level, but I kept messing around, then I shared the main folders in the drive roots, tried again and IT IS WORKING. All directions, all computers.

Thanks, BeenThereB4 and Jono. Couldn't have done it without you. I try to keep it real simple, but Windows just makes it tough to do.

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Now I need the XP forum for a problem with the Power Settings. Then everything will be perfect again (yeah, right!).

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