cannot access...read only or encrypted

midnightrabbit · 05-04-2007, 02:13 PM

Hi all
I have a desktop and a laptop networked with an Addon wireless router which works fine usually however at the moment I am getting a dialog box with"cannot access (filename) file may be read only or encrypted".
If I make a new file it will open on the other computer but older ones will not.
The internet connection is also working fine.
Can anyone help please

johnwill · 05-05-2007, 11:57 AM

What specific versions of Windows are we dealing with? Be specific, XP-Pro, XP-Home, Windows 2K, etc. Does this happen on only one machine or multiple machines? Is this a new issue, or one that you've had for some time?

midnightrabbit · 05-08-2007, 10:30 AM

I'm running XP home.
Since I closed the computer down last time I cannot open any of the files.It seems that I can only open them if they are new files and the network has not been closed down.This has been happening for some weeks now but I've had the network working for about 3 years with no problem.

midnightrabbit · 05-20-2007, 12:23 PM

Today I can access the internet and print from my laptop buy I cannot open files shared from my laptop on my desktop.

error message · 08-13-2008, 02:45 AM

hi did you find a solution to this problem yet?

johnwill · 08-13-2008, 01:38 PM

This thread is over a year old, I suspect it's dead.

05-04-2007, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
midnightrabbit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	cannot access...read only or encrypted Hi all I have a desktop and a laptop networked with an Addon wireless router which works fine usually however at the moment I am getting a dialog box with"cannot access (filename) file may be read only or encrypted". If I make a new file it will open on the other computer but older ones will not. The internet connection is also working fine. Can anyone help please

05-05-2007, 11:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,581 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: cannot access...read only or encrypted What specific versions of Windows are we dealing with? Be specific, XP-Pro, XP-Home, Windows 2K, etc. Does this happen on only one machine or multiple machines? Is this a new issue, or one that you've had for some time? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-08-2007, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
midnightrabbit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: cannot access...read only or encrypted I'm running XP home. Since I closed the computer down last time I cannot open any of the files.It seems that I can only open them if they are new files and the network has not been closed down.This has been happening for some weeks now but I've had the network working for about 3 years with no problem.

05-20-2007, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
midnightrabbit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: cannot access...read only or encrypted Today I can access the internet and print from my laptop buy I cannot open files shared from my laptop on my desktop.

08-13-2008, 02:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
error message Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 266 OS: XP Pro/Home/Vista ULT	Re: cannot access...read only or encrypted hi did you find a solution to this problem yet? __________________ everything that has a beginning has an end... "To define recursion, ...we must first define recursion."

08-13-2008, 01:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,581 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: cannot access...read only or encrypted This thread is over a year old, I suspect it's dead. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience