Limited User accounts and folder sharing

martinedwards1248 · 10-14-2004, 11:53 PM

Hi,

I am building a home network. I have two computers - one XP Home and the other XP Pro. The XP Home computer stores everybody's documents, and on this computer, members of my family have Limited User accounts. I want to share each user's My Documents folder on the network. However, while I can log on as an Administrator and can tick the "Share this folder on the network" box for a Limited User's My Documents folder, when I log on as that Limited User, the same check box is unchecked and disabled. Furthermore from the XP Pro computer I cannot access the folder I have just tried to share.

What is wrong? Is this a limitation of the Limited User account type, or possibly of XP Home Edition?

Martin

anthonyrstanley · 02-22-2005, 05:21 AM

Some How Some Way XP as completly FOXED the whole networking system they screwed it all up baddly. So Sorry the answer may be wait for the next OS to come out and hope it works.

Chipmonk · 02-22-2005, 05:25 AM

nah, just make sure your limited user accounts are set up correctly, also, with two computers, why do you have multiple limited user accounts?

anthonyrstanley · 02-23-2005, 12:16 AM

if you want all users to use something there sould be a folder in the directory C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

then from there you can go to anything Desktop, documents, anything copy or cut everything to that location. and allusers on that computer can use it. then you can right click share BLAH BLAH BLAH for the other computers on the network.

10-14-2004, 11:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
martinedwards1248 New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Limited User accounts and folder sharing Hi, I am building a home network. I have two computers - one XP Home and the other XP Pro. The XP Home computer stores everybody's documents, and on this computer, members of my family have Limited User accounts. I want to share each user's My Documents folder on the network. However, while I can log on as an Administrator and can tick the "Share this folder on the network" box for a Limited User's My Documents folder, when I log on as that Limited User, the same check box is unchecked and disabled. Furthermore from the XP Pro computer I cannot access the folder I have just tried to share. What is wrong? Is this a limitation of the Limited User account type, or possibly of XP Home Edition? Martin

02-22-2005, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
anthonyrstanley Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ShawAFB, SC Age: 23 Posts: 81	Some How Some Way XP as completly FOXED the whole networking system they screwed it all up baddly. So Sorry the answer may be wait for the next OS to come out and hope it works. __________________ My computer specs: All i have to say is- GeForce FX 5950 ULTRA 256 1Gig PC400 RAM Copper Heat sink 200,and a 30 Gig The 200 is named Big Gig LMmFAO nothing else is good. ------------------------------------------ EWW EWW and 1+1= 00000010 :o Also.::. Your network is only as fast as the Slowest point.

02-23-2005, 12:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
anthonyrstanley Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ShawAFB, SC Age: 23 Posts: 81	if you want all users to use something there sould be a folder in the directory C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ then from there you can go to anything Desktop, documents, anything copy or cut everything to that location. and allusers on that computer can use it. then you can right click share BLAH BLAH BLAH for the other computers on the network. __________________ My computer specs: All i have to say is- GeForce FX 5950 ULTRA 256 1Gig PC400 RAM Copper Heat sink 200,and a 30 Gig The 200 is named Big Gig LMmFAO nothing else is good. ------------------------------------------ EWW EWW and 1+1= 00000010 :o Also.::. Your network is only as fast as the Slowest point.

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02-22-2005, 05:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chipmonk New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	nah, just make sure your limited user accounts are set up correctly, also, with two computers, why do you have multiple limited user accounts?