Thank you but I find all of the references given very confusing and have not
go to the bottom of it as yet. I have a feeling it is to do with permissions
on the Vista laptop but even that subject is not that easy to comprehend. We
have the two computers connected and they both have the same workgroup name.
This by way of example is what is happening:
On the desktop is a folder called sharing and we have on the laptop one
called System sharing. I can take say a document on the desktop computer,
copy it to the sharing folder and it will pop up as it should on the laptop.
Now on the laptop if I then bring that transferred file up and try to delete
it, a message 'Destination folder access denied' along with 'You need
permission to perform this action' appears. So what in simple terms do I need
to do so as to allow permission to be set on the laptop to get this to
function?
"Chuck" wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:54:01 -0700, Paul <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >We have set a small home network whereby there is a desktop computer coupled
> >to a wireless router. In addition we have a laptop which accesses the
> >internet and a common printer via this router. All works well except we have
> >on both a shared folder to permit the transfer of documents etc between them.
> >The transfer works fine from the desktop to the laptop but when you try from
> >the laptop, we receive the message 'Destination folder access denied, you
> >need permission to perform this action.' The desktop uses Win XP Home edition
> >and the laptop is running Vista Home basic. It would seem to be a security
> >issue but what do we need to do in order to allow communication between both
> >computers instead of just one way traffic.
>
> Paul,
>
> If the desktop is running XP Home, make sure that the destination folder is
> accessible to the Guest account.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-xp.html#Guest
>
> And make sure that the Guest account is properly activated for network access.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0....html#Activate
>
> And make sure that both computers are properly setup to communicate with each
> other.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>
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