Vista Tutorial - Re: File sharing can not be turned on

10-17-2007

Please post back with the result of net share command on the Vista.

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"churin" <churin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> This is about my home network. It was working but suddenly no other PC
> is accessible from one of the three PCs. I reviewed Network and Sharing
> Center and noticed that File sharing, Public folder sharing and Printer
> sharing are all off. I attempted to turn them on but could not.
>
> There is no such problem if Windows XP is used on the problem PC hardware.
> There is no access problem between other two PCs in the same network
> whether the OS is Vista or XP.
>
> I wonder what could have happend with this particular PC. I have reviewed
> the help file but could not find solution. Could anyone help?

10-17-2007

Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network?

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"churin" <churin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote:

Quote:

>> Please post back with the result of net share command on the Vista.
>>

> Thanks for your response. The following is the result:
>

Quote:

>> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
>> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>
>> C:\Users\Kaz>net share
>>
>> Share name Resource Remark
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ADMIN$ C:\Windows Remote Admin
>> C$ C:\ Default share
>> X$ X:\ Default share
>> D$ D:\ Default share
>> E$ E:\ Default share
>> F$ F:\ Default share
>> G$ G:\ Default share
>> H$ H:\ Default share
>> IPC$ Remote IPC
>> print$ C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers
>> Printer Drivers
>> Y$ Y:\ Default share
>> D D:\
>> Public C:\Users\Public
>> The command completed successfully.
>>
>>
>> C:\Users\Kaz>

>

10-19-2007

Depending on how you classify the particular network. If you are
"Public" you will have those services blocked..

---
Jeffrey Randow
jeffreycentex@xxxxxx
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:52 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>churin wrote:

Quote:

>> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote:

Quote:

>>> Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network?
>>>

>> No, I do not see "Unidentified Network" on the display of Network and
>> Sharing center.

>
>I am pleased to report that the problem has been resolved. I found that
>"File and Printer Sharing" and "Network Discovery" were missing from the
> Exception list for the Firewall(built in Vista). I added these and
>placed check mark on each, then the problem was resolved. I just do not
>know why missing those items from the list ever happened.
>Thanks anyway for trying to help me.

10-20-2007

I think if it is unknown, it is treated as Public until it is
otherwise changed...

---
Jeffrey Randow
jeffreycentex@xxxxxx
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:19:30 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>Thanks for your response.
>The network was classified as or set as "Private network".
>
>I had access problem with other machine in the past and at that time
>cause of the problem was found to be that it was set as "Public" and
>changing it to "Private" resolved the problem. So I am very much aware
>of what you mentioned.
>
>I do not remember that with this particular machine if the network ever
>set as "Public" or not. Suppose it was onece set as Public, but I assume
>that only the check marks are removed from certain list items such as
>"Network Discovery". Maybe for some reason those entries needed for
>Private networking were deleted instead when it was set as Public.
>
>Another thing I should mention is that this installtion of Vista is done
>by restoring backup image of an installed and working Vista. It could be
> that the network access problem began when the OS was restored. If
>this is the case then there could be flaw in either back up process or
>restore process.
>
>Jeffrey Randow wrote:

Quote:

>> Depending on how you classify the particular network. If you are
>> "Public" you will have those services blocked..
>>
>> ---
>> Jeffrey Randow
>> jeffreycentex@xxxxxx
>> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
>> http://www.networkblog.net
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:52 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> churin wrote:
>>>> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote:
>>>>> Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network?
>>>>>
>>>> No, I do not see "Unidentified Network" on the display of Network and
>>>> Sharing center.
>>> I am pleased to report that the problem has been resolved. I found that
>>> "File and Printer Sharing" and "Network Discovery" were missing from the
>>> Exception list for the Firewall(built in Vista). I added these and
>>> placed check mark on each, then the problem was resolved. I just do not
>>> know why missing those items from the list ever happened.
>>> Thanks anyway for trying to help me.

10-20-2007

How did you do the backup/restore?

---
Jeffrey Randow
jeffreycentex@xxxxxx
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:19:30 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>Thanks for your response.
>The network was classified as or set as "Private network".
>
>I had access problem with other machine in the past and at that time
>cause of the problem was found to be that it was set as "Public" and
>changing it to "Private" resolved the problem. So I am very much aware
>of what you mentioned.
>
>I do not remember that with this particular machine if the network ever
>set as "Public" or not. Suppose it was onece set as Public, but I assume
>that only the check marks are removed from certain list items such as
>"Network Discovery". Maybe for some reason those entries needed for
>Private networking were deleted instead when it was set as Public.
>
>Another thing I should mention is that this installtion of Vista is done
>by restoring backup image of an installed and working Vista. It could be
> that the network access problem began when the OS was restored. If
>this is the case then there could be flaw in either back up process or
>restore process.
>
>Jeffrey Randow wrote:

Quote:

>> Depending on how you classify the particular network. If you are
>> "Public" you will have those services blocked..
>>
>> ---
>> Jeffrey Randow
>> jeffreycentex@xxxxxx
>> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
>> http://www.networkblog.net
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:52 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> churin wrote:
>>>> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote:
>>>>> Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network?
>>>>>
>>>> No, I do not see "Unidentified Network" on the display of Network and
>>>> Sharing center.
>>> I am pleased to report that the problem has been resolved. I found that
>>> "File and Printer Sharing" and "Network Discovery" were missing from the
>>> Exception list for the Firewall(built in Vista). I added these and
>>> placed check mark on each, then the problem was resolved. I just do not
>>> know why missing those items from the list ever happened.
>>> Thanks anyway for trying to help me.

10-17-2007	#1 (permalink)
Robert L \(MS-MVP\) Guest n/a posts	Re: File sharing can not be turned on Please post back with the result of net share command on the Vista. -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "churin" <churin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23gHy9BFEIHA.4476@xxxxxx Quote: > This is about my home network. It was working but suddenly no other PC > is accessible from one of the three PCs. I reviewed Network and Sharing > Center and noticed that File sharing, Public folder sharing and Printer > sharing are all off. I attempted to turn them on but could not. > > There is no such problem if Windows XP is used on the problem PC hardware. > There is no access problem between other two PCs in the same network > whether the OS is Vista or XP. > > I wonder what could have happend with this particular PC. I have reviewed > the help file but could not find solution. Could anyone help?
My System Specs

10-17-2007	#2 (permalink)
Robert L \(MS-MVP\) Guest n/a posts	Re: File sharing can not be turned on Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network? -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "churin" <churin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OhBkulMEIHA.748@xxxxxx Quote: > Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote: Quote: >> Please post back with the result of net share command on the Vista. >> > Thanks for your response. The following is the result: > Quote: >> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] >> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. >> >> C:\Users\Kaz>net share >> >> Share name Resource Remark >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ADMIN$ C:\Windows Remote Admin >> C$ C:\ Default share >> X$ X:\ Default share >> D$ D:\ Default share >> E$ E:\ Default share >> F$ F:\ Default share >> G$ G:\ Default share >> H$ H:\ Default share >> IPC$ Remote IPC >> print$ C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers >> Printer Drivers >> Y$ Y:\ Default share >> D D:\ >> Public C:\Users\Public >> The command completed successfully. >> >> >> C:\Users\Kaz> >
My System Specs

10-19-2007	#3 (permalink)
Jeffrey Randow Guest n/a posts	Re: File sharing can not be turned on Depending on how you classify the particular network. If you are "Public" you will have those services blocked.. --- Jeffrey Randow jeffreycentex@xxxxxx Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006 http://www.networkblog.net On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:52 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >churin wrote: Quote: >> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote: Quote: >>> Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network? >>> >> No, I do not see "Unidentified Network" on the display of Network and >> Sharing center. > >I am pleased to report that the problem has been resolved. I found that >"File and Printer Sharing" and "Network Discovery" were missing from the > Exception list for the Firewall(built in Vista). I added these and >placed check mark on each, then the problem was resolved. I just do not >know why missing those items from the list ever happened. >Thanks anyway for trying to help me.
My System Specs

10-20-2007	#4 (permalink)
Jeffrey Randow Guest n/a posts	Re: File sharing can not be turned on I think if it is unknown, it is treated as Public until it is otherwise changed... --- Jeffrey Randow jeffreycentex@xxxxxx Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006 http://www.networkblog.net On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:19:30 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Thanks for your response. >The network was classified as or set as "Private network". > >I had access problem with other machine in the past and at that time >cause of the problem was found to be that it was set as "Public" and >changing it to "Private" resolved the problem. So I am very much aware >of what you mentioned. > >I do not remember that with this particular machine if the network ever >set as "Public" or not. Suppose it was onece set as Public, but I assume >that only the check marks are removed from certain list items such as >"Network Discovery". Maybe for some reason those entries needed for >Private networking were deleted instead when it was set as Public. > >Another thing I should mention is that this installtion of Vista is done >by restoring backup image of an installed and working Vista. It could be > that the network access problem began when the OS was restored. If >this is the case then there could be flaw in either back up process or >restore process. > >Jeffrey Randow wrote: Quote: >> Depending on how you classify the particular network. If you are >> "Public" you will have those services blocked.. >> >> --- >> Jeffrey Randow >> jeffreycentex@xxxxxx >> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006 >> http://www.networkblog.net >> >> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:52 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx> >> wrote: >> Quote: >>> churin wrote: >>>> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote: >>>>> Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network? >>>>> >>>> No, I do not see "Unidentified Network" on the display of Network and >>>> Sharing center. >>> I am pleased to report that the problem has been resolved. I found that >>> "File and Printer Sharing" and "Network Discovery" were missing from the >>> Exception list for the Firewall(built in Vista). I added these and >>> placed check mark on each, then the problem was resolved. I just do not >>> know why missing those items from the list ever happened. >>> Thanks anyway for trying to help me.
My System Specs

10-20-2007	#5 (permalink)
Jeffrey Randow Guest n/a posts	Re: File sharing can not be turned on How did you do the backup/restore? --- Jeffrey Randow jeffreycentex@xxxxxx Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006 http://www.networkblog.net On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:19:30 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Thanks for your response. >The network was classified as or set as "Private network". > >I had access problem with other machine in the past and at that time >cause of the problem was found to be that it was set as "Public" and >changing it to "Private" resolved the problem. So I am very much aware >of what you mentioned. > >I do not remember that with this particular machine if the network ever >set as "Public" or not. Suppose it was onece set as Public, but I assume >that only the check marks are removed from certain list items such as >"Network Discovery". Maybe for some reason those entries needed for >Private networking were deleted instead when it was set as Public. > >Another thing I should mention is that this installtion of Vista is done >by restoring backup image of an installed and working Vista. It could be > that the network access problem began when the OS was restored. If >this is the case then there could be flaw in either back up process or >restore process. > >Jeffrey Randow wrote: Quote: >> Depending on how you classify the particular network. If you are >> "Public" you will have those services blocked.. >> >> --- >> Jeffrey Randow >> jeffreycentex@xxxxxx >> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006 >> http://www.networkblog.net >> >> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:52 -0400, churin <churin@xxxxxx> >> wrote: >> Quote: >>> churin wrote: >>>> Robert L (MS-MVP) wrote: >>>>> Does the Network and Sharing center shows Unidentified Network? >>>>> >>>> No, I do not see "Unidentified Network" on the display of Network and >>>> Sharing center. >>> I am pleased to report that the problem has been resolved. I found that >>> "File and Printer Sharing" and "Network Discovery" were missing from the >>> Exception list for the Firewall(built in Vista). I added these and >>> placed check mark on each, then the problem was resolved. I just do not >>> know why missing those items from the list ever happened. >>> Thanks anyway for trying to help me.
My System Specs

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