Error
5: You do not currently have access to this file
Symptoms: 1. When trying
to access a Vista computer, you may receive this message: “You may not have
permission or access is denied”
2. When using net view command to view a Vista
computer, you may receive this message: “Error 5:
You do not currently have access to this file. The file may be marked read-only, or it may be part of a shared resource
such as a folder, a named pipe, a queue, or a semaphore. You can use the
ATTRIB command to change the read-only attribute, or try again later when the
file may be available."
Resolutions:
Thank you for the feed back. For people who like to
know more details about "restrictanaonymous from 1 to 0", check this link,
It showed all of the items that are supposed to be
specifically shared,
including the c:\ drive.
However, I discovered the solution, which I had done at the same time I
"liberalized" the guest permissions but evidently undid: changed
restrictanaonymous from 1 to 0
"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Post the result of net view
\\vistaipaddress here may help.
>
> 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
> "smoddelm" <smoddelm@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
news:09BE4865-7B46-4908-A8C5-D678281A7FA8@microsoft.com...
> I have 3 computers in a workgroup - 2 XP SP2 and one Vista. The XP
computers
> could always see the Vista computer and could access particular shared
> folders on it, but trying to access the C: drive at the root (which was
> shared), they would get the familiar "you may not have permission /
access is
> denied" message.
>
> After a lot of playing around, reading stuff on forums (not this one),
etc.,
> I was able finally to get the XP computers to be able to access the
Vista
> computer at c:\. (It involved changing the security settings for
"Guest,"
> which seemed strange to me becuase I did not have the Guest user account
> enabled.)
>
> A few days after I got this working, I went out of the country for a few
> week. Took one XP laptop with me and left the other computers (the
Vista
> machine and the XP desktop) running. Both machines were still running
when I
> came back home and obviously neither had rebooted due to any kind of
failure
> (programs were still running that don't run at startup). However, once
again
> neither XP machine can access the Vista machine though both can see it.
Even
> worse, they cannot access particular shared folders, which they could
always
> do before. (The problem before was always just seeing the c:\ root
level).
>
> Here is the sharing setup of the VIsta computer:
>
> 1. In "network and sharing center"everything is turned on (green,
checked)
> except password protected sharing.
>
> 2. It is a member of the same workgroup as the XP computers.
>
> 3. Security settings on c:\ for all user types including Guest are
"full
> control."
>
> 4. The only firewall that has even been run on the Vista computer or
either
> of the XP computers is the Windows firewall, and it is set to allow File
and
> Printer sharing on all computers.
>
> 5. Antivirus on all in Trend Micro, but the trend Micro firewall is not
> installed.
>
> 6. The Vista machine is set to bypass the login screen at startup (via
> "control userpasswords2). For a while it seemed to me that any kind of
logon
> at startup without entering a password (the password was not enabled,
etc.)
> was problematic and that maybe Vista was designed not to allow sharing
under
> such circumstances, but it was working fine with this setup before I
left
> town.
>
>
> So in short, beofre i left town, I was able to access the entire c:
drive of
> the Vista computer from the XP machines. Upon returning to town, I am
> getting "access is denied" and cannot even view individually shared
folders
> on the Vista machine from the XP machines - even though the Vista
computer
> and the XP desktop were left running!! Any suggestions would be
appreciated
