>>>>Hello. I have 2 XP Pro SP2 PCs connected via a router. Both PCs can see each other and access the internet through the router. PC1 can see and access the shares on PC2 but not vice versa. PC2 receives an access denied message.
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>>>>Both PCs are configured the same and have their drives shared in the same way. Network was setup by XP's network wizard. XP's firewall is off.
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>>>>Any ideas?
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>>>>TIA.
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>>>Is the same user (logon) available on both machines? Needs to be the same password, too. Also, that user needs to be allowed to use the share, right click and Properties/Security tab.
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>>Thanks for your reply Fred.
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>>I did not setup the user of PC1 on PC2, but PC1 has access, but I did create the PC2 user on PC1 and added him to the Administrator group. I will double check that case of the name and password matches.
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>>Under Properties/Security it does not give me the ability to grant access to specific users or groups.
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>OK, I got the answer. I just need to turn off 'Use simple file sharing' (under Folder Options / View)... Strange.

That's what I was trying to think of, "Simple File Sharing". The more they try to make some of this simpler, the harder they make it. ;)

"Make things as simple as possible. But no simpler." - Albert Einstein