Sharing Files & Folders in Vista Problems

exeterwayne · 02-05-2009, 11:42 AM

I am having problems sharing files and folders via wireless within Vista. I have 2 machines running Vista, I have enabled Network Discovery, File Sharing, and disabled Password Protected Sharing on both machines. I wanted to share my E drive so i set the E drive to share. In the Share....menu the Share tab is greyed out so i clicked on Advance Settings, in this i set permissions for Everyone to Access, Modify Ect, but when I click on the Drive E on the other machine, it say Access Denied.

Any ideas what i'm doing wrong?

It was soooo much easier in XP. :-(

DavidHB · 02-07-2009, 03:39 PM

What happens when you try to share a folder that isn't the root?

**johnwill** · 02-08-2009, 09:38 AM

Have you tried turning off password protected sharing in the Vista Network and Sharing Center?

02-05-2009, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
exeterwayne Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Sharing Files & Folders in Vista Problems I am having problems sharing files and folders via wireless within Vista. I have 2 machines running Vista, I have enabled Network Discovery, File Sharing, and disabled Password Protected Sharing on both machines. I wanted to share my E drive so i set the E drive to share. In the Share....menu the Share tab is greyed out so i clicked on Advance Settings, in this i set permissions for Everyone to Access, Modify Ect, but when I click on the Drive E on the other machine, it say Access Denied. Any ideas what i'm doing wrong? It was soooo much easier in XP. :-(

02-07-2009, 03:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
DavidHB Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 151 OS: Vista x64 SP1; XP Pro; Ubuntu 8.10	Re: Sharing Files & Folders in Vista Problems What happens when you try to share a folder that isn't the root?

02-08-2009, 09:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Sharing Files & Folders in Vista Problems Have you tried turning off password protected sharing in the Vista Network and Sharing Center? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience