newbie help required..

point decay · 29 Nov 2007 at 14:08

hi

at home i have two pc's (both vista x64), networked together (both have multiple HD;s BTW), i can transfer files between each pc using the "public" folder, but want to be able to access other HD's on the two pc's othethan the C drive. From network on the start menu i can see both pc's but am unable to access any of the drives listed other than the public folder. i have set all drives up to share on both pc's but cant figure a way to access these, anyone know how?

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i should point out that when i try to access anything other than the public folder i get access denied for any hd or folder not on the pc im using at the time

mynsa · 29 Nov 2007 at 14:21

if you can access other drives, then its not a networking/sharing problem.

Have you checked the permissions on the drive/shared folder in question?

point decay · 29 Nov 2007 at 14:25

mynsa said:
if you can access other drives, then its not a networking/sharing problem.

Have you checked the permissions on the drive/shared folder in question?

from both pc's i can access the public folder on each pc, but cant access any other drive, ive set all hd's to share and they are visible but i get access denied with anything other than the public folder

mynsa · 29 Nov 2007 at 14:34

sounds like a permissions problem, right click the folder and see what permissions there are set.

if your stuck copy the settings onto here

point decay · 29 Nov 2007 at 14:45

from the pc im typing from when i click properties of one of the drives im sharing (D),sharing, admin, the share check box is ticked, when i click permissions "everyone" and "admin" are there both set to full controll, if i try to add a group the only location i see is the one im typing from and not the other pc, dont know if thats the problem

point decay · 29 Nov 2007 at 15:26

OK, dont seem to be getting any further with this, no matter how much i fiddle around with it, is there some kind of idiots guide on how to link two pc's and transfer files between them?

worthingsaxovtr · 30 Nov 2007 at 14:01

thats exactly what i am after, there was one in the faq's but seems to have dissapeared

ace2109 · 30 Nov 2007 at 14:15

make sure you have the same username and passwords on both computers, this fixed a similar problem i had

point decay · 30 Nov 2007 at 14:34

eventually worked out that the problem was a sharing and security problem. Once i set the drives to be accessable by everyone it was plain sailing