Re: problem sharing folders and files with Win2kPro

From: Steven L Umbach (sumbach55_at_ameritech.net)
Date: 11/15/03 

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 16:57:34 GMT

Since you are not in a domain, you can only add local users and groups that
are on your computer to share permissions. You can use Computer
Management/local users and groups to view those users and groups on your
computer and you can add more users if need be. --- Steve

"Hayley" <pixie6000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e01b2008.0311150735.514aec06@posting.google.com...
> i have been having the strangest problem and maybe it is stupid and i
> am overlooking something but if someone could help that would be
> great.
>
> I am connected to a LAN here at school and i am trying to share a
> folder, now i have already enable Microsoft File and Print sharing and
> i have all the networking neccesities done, i am able to see the
> network and connect to other Pc's on the network, but when i go to
> share the folder and i go to set the permissions, i go to add just one
> or two users from my workgroup and my computer is not recognizing the
> rest of the workgroup or workgroups that are on the LAN. My computer
> only sees itself and therefore makes sharing impossible, i am hoping
> that someone else out there has had the same problem and knows how to
> fix it i have been trying to fix it myself now for 3 days, and
> everywhere i look to find any other form of troubleshooting for this
> problem i can never find anyone with the same problem. should i just
> re-install 2000 and see if that fixes it, or does anyone else have any
> ideas??
>
> Hayley

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