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Zakhary
I admit that everything was working and that -I- messed it up.
To allow "My Documents" to be shared between two computers, I set one of the
computers' (\\zm01) "My Documents" folder to be shared and redefine the other
computer's (\\zm02) target to the share name of the "My Documents" folder on
\\zm01.
It recently came to me that I may wat to restict access since a few people
share this home network. So, I tried by disabling easy share and setting
permissions, but realized that \\zm02\username could not be given permissions
since a common domain doesn't exist. I then changed the share name to
include a dolar symbol ($) at the end so that it would be hidden.
After I mapped that hidden folder as a network drive on \\zm02, I tried to
set the network drive as my "My Documents" target on \\zm02, but Windows
wouldn't let me. So, I changed everything back to original settings. But
then, now nothings accessible \\zm02 isn't able to properly read from
\\zm01. I restart both computers and that seems to fix it. So, I'm now back
at square one with the shared folder being accessible by anyone on the
network and set as my "My Documents" target on \\zm02, EXCEPT...
1 - Several (though not all) files and folders are not accessible because
Access is Denied. Some are PDF's or Compressed (Zipped) folders with
passwords but Windows and accessibility shouldn't care about that.
2 - In Windows Media Player ON BOTH COMPUTERS, several files are suddenly
not able to be played. I get the message "Windows Media Player cannot access
the file. The file might be in use, you might not have access to the computer
where the file is stored, or your proxy settings might not be correct."
What has been tried is redefining permissions, but that doesn't matter
anymore (right?) since easy file sharing is enabled again. I also did a
system restore on both computers and the problem continues.
So, how do I (a) fix the two problems detailed above, and (b) if possible,
create a hidden or permission/password restricted shared folder on a
workgroup (NOT a domain)?
NOTE: I did notice that the initial (and returned to) share name was never
able to be unmarked for being made available offline. As a result, even when
it didn't exist, the folder showed on \\zm02 without any files and only one
or two subfolders (both with no files).
Thanks many to whoever can help on this,
Zakhary
To allow "My Documents" to be shared between two computers, I set one of the
computers' (\\zm01) "My Documents" folder to be shared and redefine the other
computer's (\\zm02) target to the share name of the "My Documents" folder on
\\zm01.
It recently came to me that I may wat to restict access since a few people
share this home network. So, I tried by disabling easy share and setting
permissions, but realized that \\zm02\username could not be given permissions
since a common domain doesn't exist. I then changed the share name to
include a dolar symbol ($) at the end so that it would be hidden.
After I mapped that hidden folder as a network drive on \\zm02, I tried to
set the network drive as my "My Documents" target on \\zm02, but Windows
wouldn't let me. So, I changed everything back to original settings. But
then, now nothings accessible \\zm02 isn't able to properly read from
\\zm01. I restart both computers and that seems to fix it. So, I'm now back
at square one with the shared folder being accessible by anyone on the
network and set as my "My Documents" target on \\zm02, EXCEPT...
1 - Several (though not all) files and folders are not accessible because
Access is Denied. Some are PDF's or Compressed (Zipped) folders with
passwords but Windows and accessibility shouldn't care about that.
2 - In Windows Media Player ON BOTH COMPUTERS, several files are suddenly
not able to be played. I get the message "Windows Media Player cannot access
the file. The file might be in use, you might not have access to the computer
where the file is stored, or your proxy settings might not be correct."
What has been tried is redefining permissions, but that doesn't matter
anymore (right?) since easy file sharing is enabled again. I also did a
system restore on both computers and the problem continues.
So, how do I (a) fix the two problems detailed above, and (b) if possible,
create a hidden or permission/password restricted shared folder on a
workgroup (NOT a domain)?
NOTE: I did notice that the initial (and returned to) share name was never
able to be unmarked for being made available offline. As a result, even when
it didn't exist, the folder showed on \\zm02 without any files and only one
or two subfolders (both with no files).
Thanks many to whoever can help on this,
Zakhary