>Just replaced my old desktop system with a new one. Both run XP SP2, as does
>my laptop. I had several shared directories which worked fine prior to
>installing the new computer. Now, however, when I try to access a shared file
>on my new computer from my laptop, I have a strange problem. If the file has
>not been saved yet (i.e., if a file I copied onto the new desktop from the
>old one has not yet been opened & saved on the new one), then I can access it
>fine via the laptop. But as soon as I save a file on the new desktop and then
>try to access it, I get an error message warning me that the file is read
>only (which it is not). If I try to open it as a read only file, I get an
>Access Denied message with no further info.
>
>I can browse my Network Places without any problem, and as I said, I can
>open files on the new computer from my laptop that haven't been saved yet. As
>soon as I save one though, I can no longer open the file from the laptop.
>
>What can I do to access these files like I used to?
>
>Thanks for your help!
>Bill

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 21:56:01 -0800, BillC <Bi***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Just replaced my old desktop system with a new one. Both run XP SP2, as does
> >my laptop. I had several shared directories which worked fine prior to
> >installing the new computer. Now, however, when I try to access a shared file
> >on my new computer from my laptop, I have a strange problem. If the file has
> >not been saved yet (i.e., if a file I copied onto the new desktop from the
> >old one has not yet been opened & saved on the new one), then I can access it
> >fine via the laptop. But as soon as I save a file on the new desktop and then
> >try to access it, I get an error message warning me that the file is read
> >only (which it is not). If I try to open it as a read only file, I get an
> >Access Denied message with no further info.
> >
> >I can browse my Network Places without any problem, and as I said, I can
> >open files on the new computer from my laptop that haven't been saved yet. As
> >soon as I save one though, I can no longer open the file from the laptop.
> >
> >What can I do to access these files like I used to?
> >
> >Thanks for your help!
> >Bill
>
> Bill,
>
> When you open and save a copied file, you're doing that locally?  What access
> level are you logged in locally, when you do that?  What access level do you
> have when accessing the new desktop from the laptop?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/09/server-access-authorisation.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/09/server-access-authorisation.html
>
> Are the computers running XP Home, XP Pro with Simple File Sharing, or XP Pro
> with Advanced File Sharing?  If the latter, are you using Guest or non-Guest
> access from the laptop?  And is the account used properly activated?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help
>
> --
> 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.
>

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:58:02 -0800, BillC <Bi***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Chuck,
> >One additional thing I just discovered. The problem works both ways. I
> >edited/saved a file on my laptop, and then found I got the same error
> >messages on my desktop when I tried to open it. Hope that sheds some light on
> >things...
> >
> >Bill
>
> OK, Bill, there's the problem.  When you save the files using an administrator
> account, you're taking possession as administrator.  You have Guest access thru
> the network, and Guest isn't an administrator.
>
> This shouldn't happen, because you should not use Windows, routinely, as an
> administrator.  I will have to think about this as far as why this doesn't
> happen more often though.  Try reading about security and sharing.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/09/server-access-authorisation.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/09/server-access-authorisation.html
>
> And about tools which may help you, with XP Home.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html
>
> --
> 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.
>

>Hi Chuck,
>I finally realized that all the files I'd been trying to access were part of
>the Corel suite -- WordPerfect and Quattro Pro. Doing a little checking, I've
>found that it's a problem with that software and NTFS partitions on XP Home.
>My old desktop was FAT32 and there aren't any problems with that. That's why
>it used to work fine. But with NTFS, evidently the programs don't allow Guest
>access even when permissions are set to Everyone. In XP Pro, it seems that
>disabling Simple File Sharing will help solve things, but I gather that can't
>be done in Home.
>
>Thank you for your time! I'll have to do some more research to see if Corel
>ever fixed the problem.
>
>Bill