Can't Write to Shared Folder

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    Can't Write to Shared Folder


    I'm having no luck making a Windows 7 folder write accessible to XP. I've turned off password protected sharing and given both "Everyone" and "Guest" read/write permission. I can access the folder, but whenever I try to transfer a file to it, I get:

    "Error Copying File or Folder - Cannot copy ____: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use."

    Any suggestions?
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    Anyone?
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  3. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
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    Network access requires a password. Make sure you have the same Account (username and password) on both machines.
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    WindowsStar said:
    Network access requires a password.
    Really? I can access the folder just fine, I just can't write to it.

    WindowsStar said:
    Make sure you have the same Account (username and password) on both machines.
    That sounds pretty inconvenient. Are you sure about that?


    I've never had a problem writing to shared folders from XP to XP, or 7 to XP for that matter. What's the issue with writing from XP to 7?
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    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
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    xichael said:
    WindowsStar said:
    Network access requires a password.
    Really? I can access the folder just fine, I just can't write to it.
    If you could than someone not authorized could write to it and cause a lot of issues for you. Or a virus could attack your system. A password is a good thing.

    xichael said:
    WindowsStar said:
    Make sure you have the same Account (username and password) on both machines.
    That sounds pretty inconvenient. Are you sure about that?
    This is the way it has always been. You need the same user accounts on both machines to access data on each machine.

    xichael said:
    I've never had a problem writing to shared folders from XP to XP, or 7 to XP for that matter. What's the issue with writing from XP to 7?
    Maybe you were using simple sharing in XP? That makes it easy to share things but it is still using passwords in the background. Windows 7 HomeGroup replaces that and make Windows 7 machines easy to connect but it is much harder to use and get XP machines to work with HomeGroup. Most everyone that needs access to XP and 7 machines turns HomeGroup off and uses Workgroups.
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    WindowsStar said:
    This is the way it has always been. You need the same user accounts on both machines to access data on each machine.
    That's never been the case for me, in years of sharing resources between dozens of computers with different user accounts.

    WindowsStar said:
    Maybe you were using simple sharing in XP? That makes it easy to share things but it is still using passwords in the background.
    Never heard of it. It must be on by default, as I've never had to set it up.

    WindowsStar said:
    Windows 7 HomeGroup replaces that and make Windows 7 machines easy to connect but it is much harder to use and get XP machines to work with HomeGroup. Most everyone that needs access to XP and 7 machines turns HomeGroup off and uses Workgroups.
    That's what I've done. I only have one machine running 7, so I'm just using workgroups. It's working great with the exception that I can't write to this folder I have shared on 7.
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    Right click on that folder and go to the attrubaries... make sure its not set to read only
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    Afraid that's not the problem.

    Any other ideas?
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  9. Posts : 972
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    How about in this setting?

    how about change this to full control on the folder you want to read/write????
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    It worked! Thanks, acurasd!

    See, I was assuming that this would be enough:



    And I suppose it would be if it actually did what it says. But I take it that it will only work for another Windows 7 machine? Are those "advanced sharing" permissions only necessary for XP?
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