Rob Gardiner
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Hello everybody,
Most of my experience is with Windows 2000. I have avoided Windows XP precisely because of problems such as this one:
I am in an office with 2 PCs, both of which run Windows XP Pro. I need to share a folder on the server (it's technically a peer-to-peer network, but I'll use the words "server" and "client" to describe their roles) and allow the client to access a file within that shared folder.
The folder I need to share is the "QuickBooks 2005" folder, which is of course located inside the "Program Files" folder on the server.
Sharing the folder is no problem (once I turned off "Simple File Sharing", one of XP's many unnecessary features, which paradoxically makes things less simple). Setting permissions is likewise no problem. I have done this on Windows 2000 many times without incident. Locating the shared folder from the client PC is no problem. In fact, when I opened "My Network Places" on the client PC, the shared folder appeared automatically.
HOWEVER, when I attempt to open the folder and look at the contents inside, I get the following message:
As far as I can tell, the "QuickBooks 2005" folder on the server is properly shared. When viewing the folder in Windows Explorer, the folder icon appears as a file folder being shared by a generous hand. Right-clicking the folder and selecting "Sharing and Security..." indicates the following: "Share this folder" is selected. The "Share name:" is "QuickBooks 2005" (the same name that appears in "My Network Places" on the client PC). Further, clicking the "Permissions" button indicates that "Everyone" has "Full Control", as well as "Change" and "Read" permission.
I have even gone to the "Security" tab of the folder's properties, to ensure that "Users", "Power Users", and "Administrators" have "Full Control", as well as every other type of access. However, this should only affect local access, not access over the network, correct?
What makes this so infuriating is that there is another folder, also located within "Program Files" (called "DocumentAssemblyTemplates" belonging to another application, Amicus Attorney), that is being shared with no problem whatsoever. I have examined the sharing and permission settings on this shared folder and can't see any difference. The client can open and read the contents of this other shared folder, but not the QuickBooks one.
What am I doing wrong? Is there a checklist of items somewhere that may contain a potential solution? I understand Windows XP Pro places restrictions on the sharing of folders located within "Program Files". However, if this restriction were in place, I would not be able to access the "DocumentAssemblyTemplates" folder from the client PC. Why on earth can I access one shared folder but not the other?
QuickBooks of course refuses to provide support on their site for network issues like this, due to the great variety of possible network configurations.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
-Rob
Most of my experience is with Windows 2000. I have avoided Windows XP precisely because of problems such as this one:
I am in an office with 2 PCs, both of which run Windows XP Pro. I need to share a folder on the server (it's technically a peer-to-peer network, but I'll use the words "server" and "client" to describe their roles) and allow the client to access a file within that shared folder.
The folder I need to share is the "QuickBooks 2005" folder, which is of course located inside the "Program Files" folder on the server.
Sharing the folder is no problem (once I turned off "Simple File Sharing", one of XP's many unnecessary features, which paradoxically makes things less simple). Setting permissions is likewise no problem. I have done this on Windows 2000 many times without incident. Locating the shared folder from the client PC is no problem. In fact, when I opened "My Network Places" on the client PC, the shared folder appeared automatically.
HOWEVER, when I attempt to open the folder and look at the contents inside, I get the following message:
As far as I can tell, the "QuickBooks 2005" folder on the server is properly shared. When viewing the folder in Windows Explorer, the folder icon appears as a file folder being shared by a generous hand. Right-clicking the folder and selecting "Sharing and Security..." indicates the following: "Share this folder" is selected. The "Share name:" is "QuickBooks 2005" (the same name that appears in "My Network Places" on the client PC). Further, clicking the "Permissions" button indicates that "Everyone" has "Full Control", as well as "Change" and "Read" permission.
I have even gone to the "Security" tab of the folder's properties, to ensure that "Users", "Power Users", and "Administrators" have "Full Control", as well as every other type of access. However, this should only affect local access, not access over the network, correct?
What makes this so infuriating is that there is another folder, also located within "Program Files" (called "DocumentAssemblyTemplates" belonging to another application, Amicus Attorney), that is being shared with no problem whatsoever. I have examined the sharing and permission settings on this shared folder and can't see any difference. The client can open and read the contents of this other shared folder, but not the QuickBooks one.
What am I doing wrong? Is there a checklist of items somewhere that may contain a potential solution? I understand Windows XP Pro places restrictions on the sharing of folders located within "Program Files". However, if this restriction were in place, I would not be able to access the "DocumentAssemblyTemplates" folder from the client PC. Why on earth can I access one shared folder but not the other?
QuickBooks of course refuses to provide support on their site for network issues like this, due to the great variety of possible network configurations.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
-Rob
