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I have just downloaded the Network Magic trial and installed it on my PC, my
wife's laptop and my daughter's PC. All run on Win XP/HE.

On their computers it has installed without a problem.

However on mine I am told that for 2 folders on my data partition "access is
denied" and that sharing can't take place. These folders are 'Documents' &
'Music' - critical sharing folders. Both are set up in Windows for full
sharing but aren't accessable on the network via Windows only either. Other
folders on the same data partition work just fine. The Documents folder has
an icon which shows in Windows Explorer as if its not seen as a folder but
has a a sharing hand icon undernaeth it.

Can you help me with this? Thanks.

Thanks again.

Steve

Steve Campbell wrote:

> I have just downloaded the Network Magic trial and installed it on my
> PC, my
> wife's laptop and my daughter's PC. All run on Win XP/HE.
>
> On their computers it has installed without a problem.
>
> However on mine I am told that for 2 folders on my data partition
> "access is
> denied" and that sharing can't take place. These folders are
> 'Documents' &
> 'Music' - critical sharing folders. Both are set up in Windows for
> full
> sharing but aren't accessable on the network via Windows only either.
> Other
> folders on the same data partition work just fine. The Documents
> folder has an icon which shows in Windows Explorer as if its not seen
> as a folder but
> has a a sharing hand icon undernaeth it.
>

Network Magic is not a Microsoft product. You'll need to contact them
for help with their program.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Thanks for getting back but I probably wasn't clear enough. Network Magic
isn't the problem, it has merely confirmed the error I had already been
having with the Documents and Music folders in terms of sharing on an
ordinary MS Windows basis.

The problem with Music is that under Windows sharing it is "access denied"
whilst Documents is the same but has the additional oddity of appearing as a
non-associated folder icon with no sharing tab on it. However, if I
highlight My Documents on the Start menu it shows as already shared aith the
normal sharing tab etc. I suspect it's probably a registry key thing.

Steve

"Malke" wrote:

> Network Magic is not a Microsoft product. You'll need to contact them
> for help with their program.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

Steve Campbell wrote:

> Thanks for getting back but I probably wasn't clear enough. Network
> Magic isn't the problem, it has merely confirmed the error I had
> already been having with the Documents and Music folders in terms of
> sharing on an ordinary MS Windows basis.
>
> The problem with Music is that under Windows sharing it is "access
> denied" whilst Documents is the same but has the additional oddity of
> appearing as a
> non-associated folder icon with no sharing tab on it. However, if I
> highlight My Documents on the Start menu it shows as already shared
> aith the
> normal sharing tab etc. I suspect it's probably a registry key thing.
>
> Steve
>

If you are trying to share these directories on XP Home, that would
explain the issue. XP Home does not allow sharing of users' home
directories (My Documents) although you can share folders in that
directory. Since the My Music folder is a system folder, perhaps that
is the reason for the inability to share it also. Try either making a
new folder in My Documents for items you desire to share, use the
Shared Documents folder, or make a new folder for sharing somewhere
else on the hard drive.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Thanks. Just tried this, however, I get the same result when I try and share
any of the folders within those folders and My Documents and Music are
shareable on both the other computers which also run XP Home.

Steve


"Malke" wrote:

> If you are trying to share these directories on XP Home, that would
> explain the issue. XP Home does not allow sharing of users' home
> directories (My Documents) although you can share folders in that
> directory. Since the My Music folder is a system folder, perhaps that
> is the reason for the inability to share it also. Try either making a
> new folder in My Documents for items you desire to share, use the
> Shared Documents folder, or make a new folder for sharing somewhere
> else on the hard drive.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

Steve Campbell wrote:

> Thanks. Just tried this, however, I get the same result when I try
> and share any of the folders within those folders and My Documents and
> Music are shareable on both the other computers which also run XP
> Home.
>

Then I'm sorry, but I'd suggest you have a local professional come over
and take a look. Someone onsite can probably solve the issue in a few
minutes while someone reading about it in a newsgroup can't.

In the meantime, here is a network troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg
Michna. It is worth taking the time to go through it carefully because
it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s).

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Thanks, will look it up. What's really odd is that I created a new folder
called Docs, moved a few folders from my Documents folder into it and it too
couldn't be shared. I wonder if there's some hidden file causing this???

Steve

"Malke" wrote:

>
>
> Then I'm sorry, but I'd suggest you have a local professional come over
> and take a look. Someone onsite can probably solve the issue in a few
> minutes while someone reading about it in a newsgroup can't.
>
> In the meantime, here is a network troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg
> Michna. It is worth taking the time to go through it carefully because
> it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s).
>
> http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>