>I have a home network set up in our house. My computer has Vista while the
>other two have XP. Whenever I try to add or change anything in my Public
>folder on either of the XP machines, I get told that I can't and the access
>is denied. I want to be allowed to add and change files on the Public
>folder from the XP machines. How can I accomplish this? Thanks.
> Travis,
>
> I have this working OK on my home network. Make sure that you have enabled
> access appropriately for the Public folder on your Vista system. There is a
> good explanation in Vista's help. Here is a portion that might be helpful:
>
> To control access to the Public folder
> Click the Start button, click Documents, click the arrow next to Folders at
> the bottom of the Navigation pane, and then click Public.
> On the toolbar, click Sharing Settings, and then click one of the three
> options for allowing access to your Public folder.
>
> Save your new settings and give it a few minutes to propogate before trying
> to access from your XP systems.
>
> -Reed Rinn
> MVP Shell / User
>
> "Travis King" <Puterman@mchsi.com> wrote in message
> news:2090249D-C44A-40CB-9AB1-67FC7125DF4D@microsoft.com...> >I have a home network set up in our house. My computer has Vista while the>
> >other two have XP. Whenever I try to add or change anything in my Public
> >folder on either of the XP machines, I get told that I can't and the access
> >is denied. I want to be allowed to add and change files on the Public
> >folder from the XP machines. How can I accomplish this? Thanks.
>
>
> Travis,
>
> I have this working OK on my home network. Make sure that you have enabled
> access appropriately for the Public folder on your Vista system. There is a
> good explanation in Vista's help. Here is a portion that might be helpful:
>
> To control access to the Public folder
> Click the Start button, click Documents, click the arrow next to Folders at
> the bottom of the Navigation pane, and then click Public.
> On the toolbar, click Sharing Settings, and then click one of the three
> options for allowing access to your Public folder.
>
> Save your new settings and give it a few minutes to propogate before trying
> to access from your XP systems.
>
> -Reed Rinn
> MVP Shell / User
>
> "Travis King" <Puterman@mchsi.com> wrote in message
> news:2090249D-C44A-40CB-9AB1-67FC7125DF4D@microsoft.com...> >I have a home network set up in our house. My computer has Vista while the>
> >other two have XP. Whenever I try to add or change anything in my Public
> >folder on either of the XP machines, I get told that I can't and the access
> >is denied. I want to be allowed to add and change files on the Public
> >folder from the XP machines. How can I accomplish this? Thanks.
>
>
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