On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:54:02 -0700, Bjarne <Bjarne@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
>I have a Vista (Business) PC on a network consisting of a couple of XP PC's -
>one of which is functioning as a file server.
>
>The XP machines on the network can access the mapped drive on the file
>server with no problems. The vista PC can read files from the mapped drive on
>the file server also, but has the following problems:
>
>- Cannot rename files and folders
>- Cannot save existing Word and Excel files. Strangely enough it CAN save
>text files and create new files.
>
>Can anyone help me with this, please?
>
>Bjarne
Bjarne,
What is the exact path of the files on the server? Is the server using Guest,
or non-Guest, authentication? What account were you logged in under, when the
files were created? Was it an account with administrative authority?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-xp.html#Guest
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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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