On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:02:00 -0700, DonR <DonR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:26:05 -0700, DonR <DonR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have read "Most" of your blog of Pchuck's Network and it is quite impressive.
>> >May I please ask the question again?
>> >
>> >Environment
>> >p2p server with Winxppro SFS shared directory c:\users\don\my Documents\Word
>> >or Excel or any other sub directory.
>> >
>> >The xp clients have no problems.
>> >
>> >The vista business clients can creat a file in word, excel, notepad, or
>> >wordpad and call that file up and change the data and save it again.
>> >
>> >The Vista clients only can not using vista windows explorer rename a file or
>> >move a file. The Vista clients can not rename a directory, or move a
>> >directory.
>> >
>> >The following error occurs - In vista's windows explorer if you try to
>> >create a file, rename an existing file, or rename an existing directory.
>> >"\\WinXPProPeertoPeerServer\user\My Doucments\folder does not exist. The
>> >file may have been moved or deleted." " Do you want to create it?"
>> >
>> >Why are the XP clients able to rename and move files and directories when
>> >the vista clients can't?
>> >
>> >Thank you
>> >
>> >Don
>>
>> Don,
>>
>> I think I see the problem. Follow me here.
>>
>> Under Windows XP, personal storage is "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\", but
>> under Windows Vista it's "c:\Users\Username".
>>
>> Typically, you don't access personal storage across the LAN anyway.
>> 1) The server has to be running Advanced File Sharing (PPS Enabled).
>> 2) The client has to be logged in with a non-Guest account that has
>> administrative access on the server.
>>
>> Read my article carefully please, it's new. ;-)
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/07/windows-vista-and-personal-storage.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...l-storage.html
>>
>> The key word is "junction point".
>>
>> Under Vista, "C:\Documents and Settings" is a junction point for "C:\Users".
>> Any software thinks it's looking at "C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Whoever\Whatever\" is REALLY being given "C:\Users\Whoever\Whatever".
>>
>> If a computer running Windows Vista is asked for a file in "C:\Documents and
>> Settings", it's going to look in "C:\Users". It goes to a computer running
>> Windows XP, and asks for "C:\Users\whatever", and that computer says
>> "\\WinXPProPeertoPeerServer\user\My Doucments\folder does not exist.", which is
>> correct.
>>
>> The computers running Windows XP, on the other hand, know to only ask for
>> "C:\Documents and Settings\Whoever\Whatever".
>>
>> Do you follow me?
>Sorry, I do not follow you because winxp is the OS for the deticated p2p
>server that houses the users data. The clients "never" store their data in
>Documents and Settings on the p2p server. This would void the corporate
>backup policy and would basically be grounds for termination. Clients are
>required by corporate policy to store their corporate data on the server and
>to place it in the directory structure that is backed up nightly which is not
>Doc & Settings.
>
>Vista workstations are clients only along with other winxppro client only
>workstations.
Don,
Try and describe in more detail, please, what you are doing when you get the
error "\\WinXPProPeertoPeerServer\user\My Doucments\folder does not exist. The
file may have been moved or deleted. Do you want to creat it?" Maybe instead of
being mysterious you could use the actual server name, instead of typing out
"WinXPProPeertoPeerServer"?
What this sounds like is you trying to use personal storage on the Peer-to-Peer
server, and I think that's where your problem starts.
--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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