Re: Access denied. Contact your administrator

spencerdog · 11-20-2008, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bauhsoj

I have a home Windows network setup and a number of shared folders. I am just using simple file sharing. I have a folder that for a year now I have had shared and allow network users to edit the contents. Now, without changing anything on either computer, I am suddenly getting the error "Access denied. Contact your administrator." when I try to open or copy any files. I certainly can't edit them either.

What is causing this? I checked permissions and they are all valid.

This is on Windows XP SP2 with all the latest updates installed up to today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwill

Create a file in notepad named FIXANON.REG with the following contents:

You should have 3 boxes on the bottom in NOTEPAD.
1)Filename : FIXANON.REG
2)Save as type: all files
3)Encoding: ANSI
If you do not change it from txt type to All files type, then the file will actually be FIXANON.REG.txt, this won't accomplish the desired result.

------------------- Use text after this line -------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"restrictanonymous"=dword:00000000
------------------- Use text before this line -----------------

Double click on the file and say Yes to the merge into registry question.

Reboot the computer.

Hello,

I just set up a network and began to experience the same thing with older documents in my folders. I executed the fix described, rebooted, and am still having the same problem.

Any idea why that would be?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Spenc

johnwill · 11-21-2008, 06:26 AM

What versions of Windows, XP-Home, XP-Pro, Vista-Home, Vista-Business, etc.? Is this a one-way issue, or does it happen on all computers?

spencerdog · 11-21-2008, 03:21 PM

I only have one computer sharing the Main Computer's Document Folder so it's the only one having a problem.

Both computers are running XP - but the Main Computer is XP-Home and the new computer is using XP-Pro.

The main (server) computer has an older version, Office 2000, and the new computer (accessing the shared folder) is running Office 2007.

What's strange is everything was working fine until recently. My guess is that something changed with one of Microsoft's automatic updates.

johnwill · 01-03-2009, 04:53 PM

On the machine with the shared files, run this.

Create a file in notepad named FIXANON.REG with the following contents:

You should have 3 boxes on the bottom in NOTEPAD.
1)Filename : FIXANON.REG
2)Save as type: all files
3)Encoding: ANSI
If you do not change it from txt type to All files type, then the file will actually be FIXANON.REG.txt, this won't accomplish the desired result.

------------------- Use text after this line -------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"restrictanonymous"=dword:00000000
------------------- Use text before this line -----------------

Double click on the file and say Yes to the merge into registry question.

Reboot the computer.

11-21-2008, 06:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
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11-21-2008, 03:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
spencerdog Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Access denied. Contact your administrator I only have one computer sharing the Main Computer's Document Folder so it's the only one having a problem. Both computers are running XP - but the Main Computer is XP-Home and the new computer is using XP-Pro. The main (server) computer has an older version, Office 2000, and the new computer (accessing the shared folder) is running Office 2007. What's strange is everything was working fine until recently. My guess is that something changed with one of Microsoft's automatic updates. Last edited by spencerdog; 11-21-2008 at 03:24 PM.

01-03-2009, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 39,800 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Windows 7, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Access denied. Contact your administrator On the machine with the shared files, run this. Create a file in notepad named FIXANON.REG with the following contents: You should have 3 boxes on the bottom in NOTEPAD. 1)Filename : FIXANON.REG 2)Save as type: all files 3)Encoding: ANSI If you do not change it from txt type to All files type, then the file will actually be FIXANON.REG.txt, this won't accomplish the desired result. ------------------- Use text after this line ------------------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "restrictanonymous"=dword:00000000 ------------------- Use text before this line ----------------- Double click on the file and say Yes to the merge into registry question. Reboot the computer. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience