Does updating to Windows 10 affect network sharing properties

[ssal]

I experienced problem with file sharing right issues after updating from W8.1 to W10.

I have two machines hooked up as home group network sharing. I transferred files back and forth and there was no problem.

After I updated the W8.1 machine to W10, the file I transferred from the W7 machine had the following problems.

The Access file is opened in read only mode. So when my VBA routine tried to update the file, it bombed. I guess it has something to do with the write right and the ownership issues like the Excel file.

The Excel (2007) file opens OK. But when I tried to save it, it would not save. The security was limited in W10. The detail properties show that I don't have the right to write and that the owner of the file was the W7 computer.

The work around is to save it under another name. Add the W10 user as the owner. Then delete the original file, then rename the the newly saved file to the original's name. A pain!

I have reverted back to W8.1 for now. But sooner or later, I will have to update to W10 (there are some neat features I like). But I have to resolve the file transfer issues because I use it a lot.

Thanks.

 

[beers]

Sounds like the file permissions didn't 'upgrade' to the new OS.

If you modify ownership of those files to your current user, you should be able to use them. Alternatively you could R/W access on the share for certain users/groups (or even open, but I'd only suggest that for testing).

 

[WhoX]

I updated 5 PCs in our homegroup to Windows 10, the ensuing chaos was near epic. Took me a couple of hours to sort it out.

 

[ssal]

I updated 5 PCs in our homegroup to Windows 10, the ensuing chaos was near epic. Took me a couple of hours to sort it out.

Tell us more about it.

 

[WhoX]

After I updated the PCs to Windows 10, each machine automatically created their own homegroup. Just clicking on "leave homegroup" didn't do anything to harmonize the network. Each PC wanted to be the alpha. Digging around in Google I found a solution. It wasn't simple but it worked. If anyone is interested I'll post step-by-step instructions.

 

[ssal]

After I updated the PCs to Windows 10, each machine automatically created their own homegroup. Just clicking on "leave homegroup" didn't do anything to harmonize the network. Each PC wanted to be the alpha. Digging around in Google I found a solution. It wasn't simple but it worked. If anyone is interested I'll post step-by-step instructions.

Please post the solution so we can learn.
Thanks.