Re: Please Help - I have networked my laptop to my pc and can only ope
- From: "Candace Reed" <mickeymousetiger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:58:30 -0600
The original post was on December 26, 2006 at 10:30 p.m. It was titled
"Please Help - I have networked my laptop to my pc and can only open files
from pc in read only"
You were correct. I am having problems accessing the pc that is running
Windows XP Home. The laptop that is running Windows XP Media Center can be
accessed by the pc and changed. The laptop can access the files from the pc
but only in read-only and I cannot make any changes to the files or resave
them back to the pc that is running Windows XP Home.
As per the below, I did steps 1 to 4 but when I right click "Documents" in
the right-hand pane, I only see Refresh and Help. I do not see properties
or security. This is driving me crazy.
The local computer shop says it is because my laptop is running Windows XP
Media Center. Are you saying that is not the problem? WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
I'm a single mom and I am trying to fix this so the kids can use my laptop
to access their documents and make changes and print them on the "fancy"
printer. I cannot afford to pay someone to look at this and yet I can't
seem to fix it. I don't get it. Everything is set up the same on each
computer and yet the laptop which is running Windows XP Media Center will
not allow me to make any changes to the pc that is running Windows XP Home.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE ACCESSED IN READ ONLY MODE.
I have the two computers networked together by a router. My laptop has a
wireless router. I am running Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security so
that should be keeping others out, right?
Thank you for all of your help and patience.
"Jesper" <Jesper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2B370F7F-802F-463D-A312-98A541A676CD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Easy question first: the $ sign means that the name is hidden from the
browse
list. The browse list is a list of shared resources that are shared with
other computers on the network. Items ending with a $-sign will not show
up
there, nor when certain tools are used to see shared resources.
No, XP Media Center is the full version of Windows. In fact, it is Windows
XP Professional, with some additional multi-media features added, and with
the ability to use it in corporate networks (domains) disabled. In other
words, you have the same power with it as with Windows XP Professional.
I'm trying to find your original post, but the computer you had a problem
accessing was the one running Windows XP Home right? Users on that
computer
can access shares on the Media Center computer, is that correct?
Let me give you more complete steps:
1. Hold down the Window key on the keyboar and hit R. When you let go of
both keys a dialog box comes up.
2. In the dialog, type "fsmgmt.msc"
3. This opens the Shared Folders interface. Click "Shares" in the
left-hand
pane
4. Right-click "Documents" in the right-hand pane and select "Properties"
5. If you have a "Security" tab in the window that now opens, click it. If
not, we've hit a dead-end here.
6. Select each of the users or groups that you see in the top portion of
the
window and make note of what entries are checked in the bottom portion. If
you want a sanity check on what these are, you can write it all down and
send
to me.
7. If there is an entry for "Everyone" or "Users" or "Guest" click that
one.
If "Modify" and/or "Write" is not checked, please do so.
8. Click "Apply."
9. Switch to the "Share permissions" tab and make sure that Everyone is
listed with "Full Control" there.
10. Click OK
If there is no security tab in step 5, then we can't really do much more
through that route of troubleshooting.
Keep in mind that at this point you have allowed anyone who can reach this
computer to read and write all the files on it. If you are at home, and
you
have a firewall device between you and the Internet, that is not a
problem.
If you take this computer and go hook up at the local Starbucks, or the
library, then we have a big problem. If that is the case, we need to do
some
additional configuration.
"Candace Reed" wrote:
I have tried all of your suggestions Jesper and none of them work. There
are no files open on the other computer. If I create a new document, it
exhibits the same problem.
Can't afford to buy a USB flash drive.
I did open the "Shared Folders" management interface. It brought up a
shared folders (local) file and under there were three other file
folders.
Shares, Sessions, and Open Files. There was not any "Share Permissions"
or
"Security" Tabs. There was nothing under Sessions or Open Files. Under
Shares where "Admin", "ADMIN$", "C", "C$", "D$", "Documents", "IPC$",
"print$", "Candace" and "SharedDocs". What does the $ stand for?
In speaking to a computer company out here, they said the reason why I am
having problems is because Windows XP Media Center is not a full version
of
Windows. Is that true?
.
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