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  • Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:29 PMzsfrenkel Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi,

    I have a home network of three PCs, all running WIN XP Home SP2. They are connected by CAT5 cables to a Router (EDIMAX). I established a  home network with file / printer sharing. The regular applications used are printer sharing, file transfer and access of files from one computer to the other. It worked fine for quite a long time.
    Recently, I have a strange phenomena: PC #B is able to view the shared directory residing on PC #A, is able to open some of the files (pictures) while it fails ("access denied") to open some other files. These files may be all in a single directory, or even are mixed - some files in a single directory do open while others do not.
    I checked the firewall settings, re-established the network - yet No Go.
    Will appreciate any help / suggestions.
    Thanks,
    Shai 

     

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  • Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:26 PMSick Freak Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    It sounds like a file permissions issue on PC #A.  I'd guess that someone moved files from one directory to another (on the same partition) and the files kept their original permissions.  I'd suggest that you repermit the entire folder in question and try again.  If that doesn't work, I'd suggest asking this in the Windows XP networking forum (http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads) to get more eyes on the issue.