Access Denied message when accessing Files on XP from Vista

[putrtek]

3 computers
2 Vista Laptops connected Wirelessly
1 XP Desktop HardWired

Here is my problem.The XP machine has 3 USB HDD's connected.
2 of the HHD's work fine. I'm able to READ/WRITE any file on both drives from either Vista Laptop

the 3rd USB Drive is the one giving me problems.
I'm able to see the drive and access the root of the drive,
however all folders except one give me a 'Access Denied' error message when I attempted to open them

What I've tried and other facts:
All computers are in the same workgroup
XP Machine has Simple File Sharing enabled
Drive in question is Shared and 'allow others to change my files' checkbox IS checked
I've 'unshared' and 'reshared' the drive and rebooted all computers several times

Like I said above I have two other drives on this XP box that work perfectly. This doesn't make any sense to me.

I'm not sure what else to do... I would appreciate any suggestions anyone would have.

-MARK-


Mark Buckley

http://www.swiftriverphotos.com

 

[smah]

Off the top of my head, my guess is that the 2 'working' drives are formatted FAT32 and the 'non-working' one is NTFS. Right-click on each drive from explorer on the XP machine where they are attached and select 'Properties' to see the filesystem info of each.

You will probably need to turn off Simple File Sharing at least long enough to set the filesystem permissions on the third drive. Set the filesystem access control list to allow the guest group read & write permissions on the 3rd drive. See

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

for more info about setting filesystem ACL's

 

[linney]

As well as any Sharing Permissions, make sure any actual NTFS Permissions mirror them. That's if you are using the NTFS file system.

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" When You Try to Open NTFS File System Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823306#appliesto

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (or Vista)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

Are there any extra security programs protecting access to this drive on the XP machine. Is it only over the Network that you have access problems? If so look at any firewalling.

Add encrypted files to the list of possible reasons for Access Denied.


What is the setup with logon passwords and usernames on the machines involved? Do you have the same usernames and passwords on all machines. It sometimes helps if you do.

 

[putrtek]

linney & smah,

Thank You very much for your responses. The drive in question WAS originally formatted from the Vista machine before I connected it to the XP box. So a NTFS format is a good possibility.

* the files are NOT encrypted I did check that also
* Problem only occurs when accessing the files via the network
* Local access to the drive works fine

I dont have time this morning to check on the NTFS stuff. I'll post later today on my findings there.

Again thank you very much for your suggestions.

-MARK-
putrtek@gmail.com


Mark Buckley

http://www.swiftriverphotos.com