File sharing not allowed in Vista

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Yes, most sharing issues are related to the permissions in the Security tab. To add the everyone, you click Security tab and type everyone in Enter the object names select. Or click Advanced to find it.

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"mike4advtr" <mike4advtr> wrote in message news:23C68F93-537E-4D87-AD7A-E57820E0390B@microsoft.com...
>I am an idiot, I mean a big one. If you are still having trouble insert the
> word "everyone" to the suggestions below where you see "everybody" geez I'm
> sorry.
>
> I think you are describing my troubles, if you are try this:
> (Copy of posting)
> Found my solution ( at least for me). Permissions are indeed granted in two
> places. The trick that worked for me was in the security tab (after share
> tab) you must "edit" permissions then "add" which allows you to type in the
> box "Everybody" which is not listed, you have to type it in. I would not have
> known to type it if not for "Everybody" being the default term in the share
> permissions folder. Really overly complicated, I thought this was all to be
> much easier.
>
>
> "Jeff Marcum" wrote:
>
>> I have tried everything both imaginable and suggested in the forums and other
>> web sites and still cannot allow my Vista machine's files to be accessed from
>> other network computers in my house. I can see the folders from my 2 other xp
>> machines, but when I click on the folders I get the usual message indicating
>> my access is denied, don't have permission, etc. This has been three days in
>> the works and still nothing. Everytime I change everything to allow sharing
>> it looks good; however, once I close the file manager and open it up again,
>> the settings have reverted back to not allowing sharing.
>>
>> In the course of my search, I have not yet found anyone to have successfully
>> resolved the issue. I appears that Vista simply does not allow sharing, yet
>> no one is willing to admit it. Please either admit this is beyond Vista's
>> capabiltiy or give a bonafide step-by-step procedure on how to allow sharing.
>> I have read the other step-by-step procedures posted on the MS web site, but
>> to no avail. Such
>> as:(http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Window ... 51033.mspx) and all links on that page.
>>
>> I have found nothing to explain why the settings do not hold their positions.
>>