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    Folder for a specific user of a network

    Can anyone help with this?
    I got peer to peer network with 2 computers, both XP.
    I've created folder called "MyFolder" on PC1 and I need to allow access to this folder only for one specific user- USER1 either from pc1 or pc2.
    I've set up a workgroup and permissions with access only for USER1 to this folder and when I'm trying to access it from PC2 I got this message:

    \\computername\MyFolder is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied.

    what I'd like to do is, to get a message appeared asking for user name and password to access the folder when attempting to open MyFolder from any user acount on any computer.
    Anyone could point me the right direction?
    Thanks.

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    Re: Folder for a specific user of a network

    Quote Originally Posted by roman.pro View Post
    Can anyone help with this?
    I got peer to peer network with 2 computers, both XP.
    I've created folder called "MyFolder" on PC1 and I need to allow access to this folder only for one specific user- USER1 either from pc1 or pc2.
    I've set up a workgroup and permissions with access only for USER1 to this folder and when I'm trying to access it from PC2 I got this message:

    \\computername\MyFolder is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied.

    what I'd like to do is, to get a message appeared asking for user name and password to access the folder when attempting to open MyFolder from any user acount on any computer.
    Anyone could point me the right direction?
    Thanks.
    Have you right clicked on the folder and ensured the sharing options are configured correctly?

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    Re: Folder for a specific user of a network

    in any window got o tools>folder options>view then turn off simple file sharing then try opening the network share again

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    Re: Folder for a specific user of a network

    Have you shared the folder? Its easy to overlook..... Do you have definate connectivity between both PC's? Does either PC have a firewall active?
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    Re: Folder for a specific user of a network

    Thanks guys. Simple file sharing is turned off. Connectivity should be fine as I see "MyFolder" as well as all the other shared folders within workgroup. I can access the other folders (folders without restrictions) without problems but the one.
    The firewalls are turned on on both PC but turning it on doesn't make any difference.
    I've seen it working a few days ago so there must be some tricky way how to do that.
    Thanks for any other suggestions.

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    Re: Folder for a specific user of a network

    i had this problem when the usernames on both computers matched but either, 1 computer didn't have a password set or both computers had different passwords

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