Re: PC folder has stopped sharing over network!

Conor wrote:
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:38:51 +0000, Lobster wrote:

I have a home network consisting of 3 PCs running XP Home. Recently I
had to do a full reinstall of XP on one of them (my kids' machine). The
PC has (exactly as previously) an admin user account (for me) and a
limited-access user account for the kids.

I set up the the My Documents folders in both accounts to be shared over
the network exactly as previously. However, the Kids' Documents folder
stubbornly remains inaccessible from other computers although I can see
it over the network. If I try to open that folder, I get the dreaded
Windows "Bong!", and a window warning me that Access is Denied.

I have been into the Properties of the problematic folder and tried
setting sharing to 'off' and then re-enabled it; doesn't help.

Any ideas? I'm completely stumped.

Thanks for the response.

XP File and Printer Sharing is completely knackered. Make sure the firewall on the computer hosting the folder has File and Printer Sharing set as an exception in Windows Firewall and allowed in whatever 3rd party firewall you have.

Checked, that's already OK.

Also, go to the network connection, right click and select properties, select TCP/IP protocol then Properties and under the WINS tab (I think - currently in Linux so can't check) should be "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/
IP". Enable that.

It was set to the default setting (as per my other PCs) but FWIW I made the change - no effect unfortunately.

But anyway - surely if the above suggestions were at the root of the problem, then I'd have NO sharing at all, would I? I'm able to share the printer and other folders on that machine, just not one particular one.

David
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