"flocrest" <flocr***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have 4 systems (three laptops and another desktop) which share a
> network
> internet connection, files and printers back and forth through a desktop.
> The
> internet goes to a router and the router connects directly to the main
> desktop. The other machines connect to the router wirelessly. We have had
> no
> issues until the file and print sharing features of one laptop stopped
> working. The laptop is hooking up to the internet fine, but when I try to
> access shared files (or print) I get an error message: "folder is not
> accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
> Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access
> permissions. The network path was not found".
>
> All of the other systems can print on the network, share the files and
> access the net. All machines run Windows XP. The main computer uses media
> center, while the rest use XP home. The puzzling thing to me is that the
> sharing and print features on the one laptop just quit working, while the
> other units continue to work flawlessly. I do travel a lot with the unit I
> am
> having trouble with and wonder if I flicked a setting that is giving me
> grief. Another puzzle, every once in a while, for no reason, it shares and
> prints fine. I had it working once and set a restore point. When it
> stopped
> working again I went back to the restore point but it wouldn't work. Any
> help
> would be appreciated.