3.
There are two parts to sharing/using files within Vista.
Sharing - this allows various files/directories to be seen across the
network.
Access - this allow users to access/view/change files and directories that
are being shared.
Just because a directory is being shared does not mean that a specific user
can access files within that directory.
There are two basic ways to get a directory shared, right click on the
directory
There is a entry for 'sharing' use this to get the simplest sharing setup.
Otherwise select properties and the sharing tab, advanced sharing. This
allows much finer control and many more ways to screw up permissions so that
you machine is unusable!
Before messing with permission/sharing I recommend that your do a system
snapshot so that you can do a system restore if necessary.
If you haven't already noticed, Vista/XP happiness on sharing depends a
great deal on having identical accounts on both machines. If your logon
account and password on both machines is the same things just go much
smoother.
Simple steps to get your share going.
Right click on c:\arcs\download
select sharing
select from the expandable list if you want more than the owner of the
directory (yourself). Note that the 'public' shares include 'everyone' in
the list.
click on share, will take a while to set everything up correctly. You are
very unlikely to mess up your system using this way.
You say you can see c:\arcs, so perhaps you have already gotten to the steps
above, so sorry about the redundancy.
If so right click on c:\arcs and check the sharing.
As far as seeing the share but not seeing the content, check the security
settings (properties/security tab) to make sure that the account from the XP
has permissions to view/change the items.
Michael
"McG." <McGrandpaNOT@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> I'm not new to computers or Windows OS's at all. Vista, though, is new to
> me. I just bought a new laptop (Toshiba Satellite P205D-S7454), and it
> has Vista Home Premium 32 bit preinstalled.
> In my first hour of running it, I managed to delete my entire desktop.
> Rebooting, it was still gone. So for the first time ever, I cracked the
> seal on my own recovery disks. Two hours later, I make sure I don't mess
> with unhiding system files anymore :-)
> Ok, so Vista is pretty cool. It's also quite a bit different than any
> other Windows version. So far, all my software I need installed is
> working just fine. Vista hasn't complained about any of it, including all
> my 3D apps.
>
> Three questions:
>
> 1. Windows Explorer, or, just Explorer in Vista. I'd like to have it
> open to the same size, position, and with the same folder shown open using
> a specific shortcut. With 98SE and XP, this was very easy. In XP I
> simply use:
>
> Target location: %SystemRoot%
> target: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,C:\
> Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
>
> And the XP Explorer remembers its size and location, and opens with C:\
> open in the folder pane.
>
> In Vista, this [ C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e,C:\ ] gets Explorer open and
> C:\ is open. But the size is always too small. How do I get it to open
> to the size I want every time from that shortcut? Maybe I'm not running
> Explorer from the right place, or the right way?
>
> 2. How do I get Explorer to NOT show "Favorite Links" at the top of the
> folder pane? If I can't remove it, then at least get it at the bottom of
> the folder pane.
>
> 3. Private network, File and Folder sharing. From the laptop/Vista, I
> have no trouble accessing my desktop running XP Pro x64 and using the
> folders I've shared from there. From the XP x64 machine, I can see this
> laptop, see the folders I've 'shared' but am not able to open them at all.
> I see there is a "Public" folder that opens into several folders, 'Public
> Downloads' for instance. Those I can access. But I prefer to be able to
> access "C:\ARCS\DOWNLOADS" directly, for instance. While I can see
> "C:\ARCS", I can't open it. 'Access denied....'
> What do I need to do to access that folder from my desktop?
> I'm using a DLink DI-524 4 port switch with Wireless G (802.11b/g), the
> desktop is wired (10/100mbit) and the laptop is Wireless (54mbit max).
> The networking seems fine. I seem to have missed a setting in Vista for
> the shares.
>
> Other than these two little things, I think I've figured out how to
> (safely!) get around in Vista now. The Aero interface is neat, Vista runs
> quite well, seems very responsive and the system is quick. I'm just
> guessing, but since Vista hasn't stopped me, all the software I've
> installed thus far is 'compatible'.
> Having a nice bright 17" Widescreen WXGA display for it is very nice.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> McG.
>