Need help with unlocking folders & files

yes, i can download a file and save it to any folder i choose....but the icons still have the lock until i manually share it with everyone :/

Share the original folder, reboot, then unshare it. Disconnect all laptops/pc's from the network.

thanx, i'll give it a whirl...back in a bit to post results :)

took a few days toget around to it....but all seemed fine until i re-shared the folders....all new downloads get a locked icon :/ is there any way to reset the network settings without re-installing win7 again??

grrr.....still doing it gettin frustrated....followed the share/unshare instructions.....all is good (no locks on the icons) until i re-share the folder....then everything gets a lock :/

why is default not shared such a problem?

because when i download something from the internet it saves automatically to my download folder, i would like it if it was automatically shared over my network so i can access it with my laptop without first having to manually share it with EVERYONE read/write. Not a huge deal but it used to work like that before