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SharedDocuments in Win XP Professional

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by cst

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The folder SharedDocuments is obviously built into Windows XP for the purpose of sharing files across a network. When I first enabled this sharing, others running 95-98 could see my computer on the network, could see the file folder marked SharedDocs, and could access the files in the folder. No changes were made to the rights of that folder, but now, when they double-clicking that folder, they get an error: \\computername\SharedDocs is not accessible. Access is denied. I went back to the source workstation to check the permissions, and it says that I have granted others rights to that directory share and "allow network users to change my files."

I can create a shortcut to their desktop for certain documents contained in that directory, but I don't understand why they get an error when trying to browse to that same location!

Any ideas how I can fix this?? Thanks in advance...

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by Member 33455425

Check your shares in Computer Management

Right click 'My computer' -> Manage
Look under 'Computer Management' / 'System Tools' / 'Shares'

Make sure you have a shared folder named "SharedDocs" with a shared path of
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents".

Even if it is there, consider deleting it [right click, 'Stop Sharing'] and creating a new one [right click, 'New File Share'].

At the end of the Create Shared Folder Wizard you can set the desired permissions. "All usershave full control" may be what your looking for if this is a small trusted workgroup of computers [home office, etc]. Else, just create the custom rules you need.

by eyad_71

If you want to make any folder sharable do:
1-Right click that folder then choose shring and security
2-Select share this folder then press Permissions then press Add, here type the user name which you want to give ability to access your share folder then press on check name (to make sure that you type the name corectlly)if you want to make accessable by all users type Everone insted the user name

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