"Ron" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a XP desktop on my LAN.  All other devices on the LAN can see it but
> when they try to open it, we receive message
> "Device Name is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use the
> network resource.  Contact Admin to check permissions.  Network Path not
> found."
>
> The device is signed in with ADMIN and all devices trying to access it
> have
> ADMIN authority.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Assuming all devices use admin account, do they use the same password or
> blank password?
>
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> "Ron" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:708D5525-07FA-4EAF-8E4B-90892C519790@microsoft.com...
> >I have a XP desktop on my LAN.  All other devices on the LAN can see it but
> > when they try to open it, we receive message
> > "Device Name is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use the
> > network resource.  Contact Admin to check permissions.  Network Path not
> > found."
> >
> > The device is signed in with ADMIN and all devices trying to access it
> > have
> > ADMIN authority.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

> No they do not necessarily have the same password.
> They do not necessarily have the same sign on but they do have Admin
> authority.
> I also verified Guest account was activated and restictananymous was set
> to
> 0 in regedit.  I also checked enable netbios over tcp/ip in lan
> properties.
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Assuming all devices use admin account, do they use the same password or
>> blank password?

>> >I have a XP desktop on my LAN.  All other devices on the LAN can see it
>> >but
>> > when they try to open it, we receive message
>> > "Device Name is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use
>> > the
>> > network resource.  Contact Admin to check permissions.  Network Path
>> > not found."
>> >
>> > The device is signed in with ADMIN and all devices trying to access it
>> > have
>> > ADMIN authority.

"Malke" wrote:

> Ron wrote:
>
> > No they do not necessarily have the same password.
> > They do not necessarily have the same sign on but they do have Admin
> > authority.
> > I also verified Guest account was activated and restictananymous was set
> > to
> > 0 in regedit.  I also checked enable netbios over tcp/ip in lan
> > properties.
> >
> > "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> Assuming all devices use admin account, do they use the same password or
> >> blank password?
>
> >> >I have a XP desktop on my LAN.  All other devices on the LAN can see it
> >> >but
> >> > when they try to open it, we receive message
> >> > "Device Name is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use
> >> > the
> >> > network resource.  Contact Admin to check permissions.  Network Path
> >> > not found."
> >> >
> >> > The device is signed in with ADMIN and all devices trying to access it
> >> > have
> >> > ADMIN authority.
>
> Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need
> to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
> assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
> need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE
> PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly
> to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you
> can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:
>
> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
> If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple
> File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab).
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>

"Malke" wrote:

> Ron wrote:
>
> > I turned off Simple File Sharing but it didn't help.
> > All computers already have a login & password.
>
> Matching? You told Robert that the passwords didn't match. Example:
>
> Box 1 has Susan, password 1234
> Box 2 has Susan, password 5678
>
> Susan on Box 1 will not be able to access shares on Box 2.
>
> > I don't know if this tells us anything but the Problem XP box can see and
> > access all other devices on the network.  The other devices just can't
> > acces it.
>
> It tells us that you don't have your user accounts set up properly, and/or
> your shares set up with the right permissions, and/or your firewall is
> misconfigured.
>
> Troubleshoot systematically. Here is my full "boilerplate" about that. Take
> the bits you need. If you still can't figure it out, MVP Hans-Georg Michna
> has an excellent network troubleshooter here:
>
> http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
> =====
> For XP, start by running the Network Setup Wizard on all machines (see
> caveat in Item A below).
>
> Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused
> by 1) a misconfigured firewall or overlooked firewall (including a stateful
> firewall in a VPN); or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the
> built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having
> identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying
> to create shares where the operating system does not permit it.
>
> A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN)
> traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer
> Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network Setup Wizard on
> XP will take care of this for those machines.The only "gotcha" is that this
> will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a
> third-party firewall or have an antivirus/security program with its own
> firewall component, then you're fine.  With third-party firewalls, I
> usually configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be
> 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
> subnet. Refer to any third party security program's Help or user forums for
> how to properly configure its firewall. Do not run more than one firewall.
> DO NOT TURN OFF FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY.
>
> B. For ease of organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup. This
> is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab.
>
> C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not
> need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
> assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
> need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE
> PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly
> to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you
> can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:
>
> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
> D. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off
> Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab).
>
> E. Create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users' home
> directories or Program Files, but you can share folders inside those
> directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared Documents folder.
> =====
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>

"Malke" wrote:

> Ron wrote:
>
> > What I meant was passwords did not match and user name did not match but
> > they all had ADMIN authority.
>
> It doesn't matter whether their user accounts are Computer Administrators.
> They need to match and they need to exist on the machine hosting the shared
> resources.
> >
> > I turned off firewall completely on the problem XP machine.
> > Now I can access the machine.
>
> This means that in addition to the possible problem with the user accounts,
> your firewall is misconfigured and/or you are inadvertently running two
> firewalls on that machine.
>
> > But when I try to add its printer to a laptop, I can now see the printer
> > but
> > when I try to add, I  get message 'Windows cannot connect to printer.
> > Access Denied'.
>
> Already answered.
> >
> > I  moved the printer to shared docs but it did not help.
>
> As expected.
>
> Please either go through the detailed troubleshooting I already gave you or
> take the time to go through Hans-Georg's troubleshooter. The alternative is
> to have a competent local computer tech come on-site and do the things
> listed in my troubleshooter for you.
>
> I really don't have anything to add to what I've already told you. Since you
> apparently don't want to follow any of the advice that would give you a
> completely working network, EOT for me.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>

"Ron" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thats fine if you don't want to assist any more but don't say " Since you
> apparently don't want to follow any of the advice that would give you a
> completely working network"
> I have just spent 6 hours going through all of your instructions including
> automatic login which made no nense why I needed that.
> Thanks for your time but don't say I didn't follow your advice.
> Also you made no mention of Hans-Georg's troubleshooter so I still have no
> idea what that is.
>
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> Ron wrote:
>>
>> > What I meant was passwords did not match and user name did not match
>> > but
>> > they all had ADMIN authority.
>>
>> It doesn't matter whether their user accounts are Computer
>> Administrators.
>> They need to match and they need to exist on the machine hosting the
>> shared
>> resources.
>> >
>> > I turned off firewall completely on the problem XP machine.
>> > Now I can access the machine.
>>
>> This means that in addition to the possible problem with the user
>> accounts,
>> your firewall is misconfigured and/or you are inadvertently running two
>> firewalls on that machine.
>>
>> > But when I try to add its printer to a laptop, I can now see the
>> > printer
>> > but
>> > when I try to add, I  get message 'Windows cannot connect to printer.
>> > Access Denied'.
>>
>> Already answered.
>> >
>> > I  moved the printer to shared docs but it did not help.
>>
>> As expected.
>>
>> Please either go through the detailed troubleshooting I already gave you
>> or
>> take the time to go through Hans-Georg's troubleshooter. The alternative
>> is
>> to have a competent local computer tech come on-site and do the things
>> listed in my troubleshooter for you.
>>
>> I really don't have anything to add to what I've already told you. Since
>> you
>> apparently don't want to follow any of the advice that would give you a
>> completely working network, EOT for me.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> MS-MVP
>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>
>>