Sharing Documents folder on Vista with XP

Thanks although I did not find that link to be very useful.Actually I finally
solved the problem. For my pesky Vista folder I went to Properties >
Security. There is an EDIT button which actually allows you to add as well.
So I added EVERYONE. When I clicked on Apply I got a whole stream of messages
referring to every sub-folder and saying something about being unable to set
the security for that folder. Whatever that meant, I can now see all my files
from the XP :-)
It is quite shocking to see the number of posts dealing with similar
frustrations with Vista. What a Dog!

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> You may try to turn off the simple file sharing first. Or this post may
> help.
>
> Can't access to My Documents
> http://chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=3588
>
>
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> "NickR" <NickR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1A542F7B-6036-474D-B8B6-1D4D5D2A3810@microsoft.com...

> >I have a Vista notebook on a wireless network with an XP pc. I have no
> > problem seeing from the Vista any files on my pc that are declared to be
> > shared. The same is true for the files on my Vista with one exception and
> > that is the sub-folder of the Users folder that contains my Documents,
> > Pictures, Videos etc. That is the only folder that generates a"permission
> > denied" message. It is declared to be Shared and the permissions include
> > Everyone. I am at a total loss as to how to solve this.

>
>

One of the posts in the link does suggest to add everyone. Thank you for the
update.

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"NickR" <NickR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8AC49B92-C3B6-42AE-8972-73FCAFED4CBD@microsoft.com...

> Thanks although I did not find that link to be very useful.Actually I
> finally
> solved the problem. For my pesky Vista folder I went to Properties >
> Security. There is an EDIT button which actually allows you to add as
> well.
> So I added EVERYONE. When I clicked on Apply I got a whole stream of
> messages
> referring to every sub-folder and saying something about being unable to
> set
> the security for that folder. Whatever that meant, I can now see all my
> files
> from the XP :-)
> It is quite shocking to see the number of posts dealing with similar
> frustrations with Vista. What a Dog!
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>

>> You may try to turn off the simple file sharing first. Or this post may
>> help.
>>
>> Can't access to My Documents
>> http://chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=3588
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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
>> "NickR" <NickR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1A542F7B-6036-474D-B8B6-1D4D5D2A3810@microsoft.com...

>> >I have a Vista notebook on a wireless network with an XP pc. I have no
>> > problem seeing from the Vista any files on my pc that are declared to
>> > be
>> > shared. The same is true for the files on my Vista with one exception
>> > and
>> > that is the sub-folder of the Users folder that contains my Documents,
>> > Pictures, Videos etc. That is the only folder that generates
>> > a"permission
>> > denied" message. It is declared to be Shared and the permissions
>> > include
>> > Everyone. I am at a total loss as to how to solve this.

>>
>>