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38 Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Adapter User’s Guide
File and printer sharing is enabled differently on each operating system. For
more information about enabling le and printer sharing on your computer, see
Chapter 3, “Network Activities.”
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Verify that the le or folder’s permissions have been congured for access
over the network. When les or folders are shared over the network, they still
may not be accessible by everyone. Their owner may congure permissions
that limit which users can read, write to, or delete the shared resources. If you
are having difculty accessing a le or folder on another computer, it may be
because the permissions for that le limit your ability to see it over the network.
You may receive an “access denied” error message, or have problems locating
the shared les on your network.
To check the permissions for shared les or folders, go to the computer
containing those les or folders. In Windows XP operating system, right-click the
folder containing the information you want to access and choose Properties.
Click the Sharing tab to see if le sharing has been enabled. If the computer is
using Simple File Sharing in Windows XP, les are either shared to everyone or
not shared at all, and permissions cannot be modied. In other words, a shared
le should be accessible from another computer. If the computer is not using
Simple File Sharing (recommended), click the Security tab to check and modify
permissions for each user accessing the folder.
Note Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition uses only Simple File Sharing.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition uses both Simple File Sharing and
standard, permissions-based le sharing.
To check permissions in Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows 98 SE
operating system, right-click the le or folder whose permissions you want to
check and choose Sharing.
For more information, search for “le and folder permissions” and “simple le
sharing” in Windows Help.
I can open shared les or folders, but cannot write to or
delete them.
The following troubleshooting steps will help you track down and solve the
problem.
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Check whether the le is read-only. “Read-only” is a le attribute that
prevents anyone from writing to the le or otherwise making alterations. To
check the attributes of a le, locate the le in its folder, right-click the le,
and choose Properties. Attributes can be changed only by a user who has
administrative privileges on the computer where the le is located.
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