Permissions problem--98SE to XP Home SP2

I have a Win XP Home SP2 computer networked to a Win 98 SE through an
ActionTec DSL router. When I first installed the network over a year
ago, I followed the prompts and everything worked fine. Somehow over
the past several months, the Win 98 box lost its ability to access a
new share on the XP box; a share that I set up initially still works,
but an attempt to share a folder now results in the "//$XPcomputer is
not accessible. No permission to access resource." message, even
though I have sharing enabled on the folder on the XP computer. I can
see the XP box in Network Neigborhood on the 98 box. I've set up the
exact same logon and password on both computers (it's an Administrator
account on the XP computer). The primary network logon for the 98 box
is 'Client for Microsoft Networks". The XP computer has no problem
accessing shared folders on the 98 box. As I mentioned, some time ago
I set up a drive mapping on the 98 box to a folder on the XP computer,
and this mapping is still good at bootup, so somehow the 98 box has
permission to do at least this.
I'd appreciate any suggestions...
Peter L. Reader, posting from sunny Portland, Oregon
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Carey

"Peter L Reader" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a Win XP Home SP2 computer networked to a Win 98 SE through an
> ActionTec DSL router. When I first installed the network over a year
> ago, I followed the prompts and everything worked fine. Somehow over
> the past several months, the Win 98 box lost its ability to access a
> new share on the XP box; a share that I set up initially still works,
> but an attempt to share a folder now results in the "//$XPcomputer is
> not accessible. No permission to access resource." message, even
> though I have sharing enabled on the folder on the XP computer. I can
> see the XP box in Network Neigborhood on the 98 box. I've set up the
> exact same logon and password on both computers (it's an Administrator
> account on the XP computer). The primary network logon for the 98 box
> is 'Client for Microsoft Networks". The XP computer has no problem
> accessing shared folders on the 98 box. As I mentioned, some time ago
> I set up a drive mapping on the 98 box to a folder on the XP computer,
> and this mapping is still good at bootup, so somehow the 98 box has
> permission to do at least this.
> I'd appreciate any suggestions...
> Peter L. Reader, posting from sunny Portland, Oregon
> (E-Mail Removed)
> ---------------

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>"Peter L Reader" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>I have a Win XP Home SP2 computer networked to a Win 98 SE through an
>> ActionTec DSL router. When I first installed the network over a year
>> ago, I followed the prompts and everything worked fine. Somehow over
>> the past several months, the Win 98 box lost its ability to access a
>> new share on the XP box; a share that I set up initially still works,
>> but an attempt to share a folder now results in the "//$XPcomputer is
>> not accessible. No permission to access resource." message, even
>> though I have sharing enabled on the folder on the XP computer. I can
>> see the XP box in Network Neigborhood on the 98 box. I've set up the
>> exact same logon and password on both computers (it's an Administrator
>> account on the XP computer). The primary network logon for the 98 box
>> is 'Client for Microsoft Networks". The XP computer has no problem
>> accessing shared folders on the 98 box. As I mentioned, some time ago
>> I set up a drive mapping on the 98 box to a folder on the XP computer,
>> and this mapping is still good at bootup, so somehow the 98 box has
>> permission to do at least this.
>> I'd appreciate any suggestions...
>> Peter L. Reader, posting from sunny Portland, Oregon
>> (E-Mail Removed)

Run the Network Setup Wizard on Win XP -- that might fix some setting
that has become corrupted. Un-share and then re-share the
inaccessible folder(s) on Win XP.

>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>
>Carey

Peter, if you look at the web site that Carey gave, don't be surprised
that you can't follow Tip #1. With a single exception, the settings
that it describes don't exist in Windows XP.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>"Peter L Reader" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>>I have a Win XP Home SP2 computer networked to a Win 98 SE through an
>>> ActionTec DSL router. When I first installed the network over a year
>>> ago, I followed the prompts and everything worked fine. Somehow over
>>> the past several months, the Win 98 box lost its ability to access a
>>> new share on the XP box; a share that I set up initially still works,
>>> but an attempt to share a folder now results in the "//$XPcomputer is
>>> not accessible. No permission to access resource." message, even
>>> though I have sharing enabled on the folder on the XP computer. I can
>>> see the XP box in Network Neigborhood on the 98 box. I've set up the
>>> exact same logon and password on both computers (it's an Administrator
>>> account on the XP computer). The primary network logon for the 98 box
>>> is 'Client for Microsoft Networks". The XP computer has no problem
>>> accessing shared folders on the 98 box. As I mentioned, some time ago
>>> I set up a drive mapping on the 98 box to a folder on the XP computer,
>>> and this mapping is still good at bootup, so somehow the 98 box has
>>> permission to do at least this.
>>> I'd appreciate any suggestions...
>>> Peter L. Reader, posting from sunny Portland, Oregon
>>> (E-Mail Removed)
>
> Run the Network Setup Wizard on Win XP -- that might fix some setting
> that has become corrupted. Un-share and then re-share the
> inaccessible folder(s) on Win XP.
>
>>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>>
>>Carey
>
> Peter, if you look at the web site that Carey gave, don't be surprised
> that you can't follow Tip #1. With a single exception, the settings
> that it describes don't exist in Windows XP.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

it also may possible that your internal firewall has been re-enabled due to
SP2 ....check your exceptions

"Haggis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Carey Holzman"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>"Peter L Reader" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>>I have a Win XP Home SP2 computer networked to a Win 98 SE through an
>>>> ActionTec DSL router. When I first installed the network over a year
>>>> ago, I followed the prompts and everything worked fine. Somehow over
>>>> the past several months, the Win 98 box lost its ability to access a
>>>> new share on the XP box; a share that I set up initially still works,
>>>> but an attempt to share a folder now results in the "//$XPcomputer is
>>>> not accessible. No permission to access resource." message, even
>>>> though I have sharing enabled on the folder on the XP computer. I can
>>>> see the XP box in Network Neigborhood on the 98 box. I've set up the
>>>> exact same logon and password on both computers (it's an Administrator
>>>> account on the XP computer). The primary network logon for the 98 box
>>>> is 'Client for Microsoft Networks". The XP computer has no problem
>>>> accessing shared folders on the 98 box. As I mentioned, some time ago
>>>> I set up a drive mapping on the 98 box to a folder on the XP computer,
>>>> and this mapping is still good at bootup, so somehow the 98 box has
>>>> permission to do at least this.
>>>> I'd appreciate any suggestions...
>>>> Peter L. Reader, posting from sunny Portland, Oregon
>>>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> Run the Network Setup Wizard on Win XP -- that might fix some setting
>> that has become corrupted. Un-share and then re-share the
>> inaccessible folder(s) on Win XP.
>>
>>>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>>>
>>>Carey
>>
>> Peter, if you look at the web site that Carey gave, don't be surprised
>> that you can't follow Tip #1. With a single exception, the settings
>> that it describes don't exist in Windows XP.
>> --
>> Best Wishes,
>> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>
> it also may possible that your internal firewall has been re-enabled due
> to SP2 ....check your exceptions
>

you could do some reading here

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040

and maybe here

http://support.microsoft.com/default...308418&sd=tech

or
http://support.microsoft.com/default...t=windowsxpsp2