On 16 Mar 2006 02:47:24 -0800,
wrote:
>Computer1: XP Pro desktop
>Computer2: XP Pro desktop
>Computer3: XP Pro laptop (that was just formatted, clean install)
>For the past year the above computers have been networked from a
>netgear router. I have successfully had shared folders on each
>computer and given full write access to each of them.. I have
>copied/cut/pasted files/folders at will from each computer to another
>using shared folders with full access....
>
>just last week, I discovered that computer1 (when accessed via the
>network by computer2 or computer3) would behave as though there are
>permission problems.. I could not MOVE, CUT, or COPY a file FROM
>computer1 to computer2 or 3 if I was ON computer2 or 3....
>
>i could MOVE, CUT, or COPY the same file FROM computer1 if I was ON
>computer1 and dumping it into the shared folders on computer2 or 3..
>
>heres where it gets weird... I can be on computer2 or 3 and go into a
>shared folder on computer1 and CREATE a folder, CREATE a file, and edit
>that file...
>
>another weird thing.... while on computer2, i can take existing files
>from computer2 and cut/paste them onto a shared folder on computer1....
> it works... then if I try to CUT/COPY the SAME file BACK to
>computer2.. it gives the only error I am getting thru this madness:
>
>error copying file or folder
>
>cannot copy <filename>: access is denied
>
>make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
>not currently in use.
>
>
>basically, I can take a file that has been on Computer2 for years, cut
>it into a shared folder on Computer1 and it will successfully paste (or
>move) into computer1's shared folder.... then if I try to move it back
>to Computer2 (reversing the method) it gives access denied as mentioned
>above)... so I have to physically get on Computer1 and move the file
>back to Computer2...
>
>also...
>
>I just noticed that if I am on computer2 and create a file (.txt) on a
>computer1 shared folder, I can CUT it over to computer2... its as
>though only newly created files can be moved... not old ones....
>
>through this problem, i can still cut/copy/move/paste files into shared
>folders to and from computer2 and computer3.......
>
>i have checked several settings under user management (activated guest
>account and confirmed that restrictanonymous is set to 0 in
>registry).....
>
>ANY suggestions appreciated.. very frustrating... Thanks!!
Asynchronous access / visibility is a very commonly reported problem here. One
of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or overlooked
personal firewall, or other security component. The restrictanonymous setting is
one of several items to check. There are several other possibilities too, and
any might be the cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html
For more direct help, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp
Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.
--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.