Sharing available on some folders, but not others

> For security reason, the share option is always grayed out for a root drive
> in Vista. You may double check the permissions in the Security tab. These
> search results may help.
> Vista: Sharing is grayed out
> grayed out for a root drive in Vista. It is recommended to share a
> folder .... On my Vista Laptop, the Share is grayed out because of the File
> Sharing ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...1ca66fa964f49b
> - Similar pages
>
> Why the Share is grayed out on Vista
> A: If you disable File haring Wizard on the Vista, the Share would be
> grayed out. Please refer to this how to for more information: How to
> disable/enable ...
> www.chicagotech.net/vista/sharing2.htm
>
>
>
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> "Bilby" <Bilby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I can share some folders on my PC in the usual way. However, for others,
> >when
> > I go to sharing the 'share' button is greyed out. 'Advance sharing' is
> > available and I can share through this, but when I try to access the
> > folder
> > from the laptop, it tells me that it could not access it because the
> > 'username and password is unknown'. I have all password protections turned
> > off for the time being to try and make this work and I can find nowhere
> > where
> > I can change username or passwords. Printer sharing works fine. Media
> > sharing
> > works fine. And as I say, I can share some folders, but not all????
> >
> > Thanks.

>
>

> Thanks. Works fine now. One of the folders I was trying to share was a
> root
> drive-I wanted to share an entire external drive. However, after following
> the instructions in the post (turned network wizard off and then on), I
> was
> able to gain control of the folders in that drive.
>
>
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>

>> For security reason, the share option is always grayed out for a root
>> drive
>> in Vista. You may double check the permissions in the Security tab. These
>> search results may help.
>> Vista: Sharing is grayed out
>> grayed out for a root drive in Vista. It is recommended to share a
>> folder .... On my Vista Laptop, the Share is grayed out because of the
>> File
>> Sharing ...
>>
>> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...1ca66fa964f49b
>> - Similar pages
>>
>> Why the Share is grayed out on Vista
>> A: If you disable File haring Wizard on the Vista, the Share would
>> be
>> grayed out. Please refer to this how to for more information: How to
>> disable/enable ...
>> www.chicagotech.net/vista/sharing2.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> "Bilby" <Bilby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3F2F41E8-5BE7-4CB0-985B-DD9136A4BE43@microsoft.com...

>> >I can share some folders on my PC in the usual way. However, for others,
>> >when
>> > I go to sharing the 'share' button is greyed out. 'Advance sharing' is
>> > available and I can share through this, but when I try to access the
>> > folder
>> > from the laptop, it tells me that it could not access it because the
>> > 'username and password is unknown'. I have all password protections
>> > turned
>> > off for the time being to try and make this work and I can find nowhere
>> > where
>> > I can change username or passwords. Printer sharing works fine. Media
>> > sharing
>> > works fine. And as I say, I can share some folders, but not all????
>> >
>> > Thanks.

>>
>>