You're Welcome glad to hear it's working.


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"Chuck Anderson" <websiteaddress@seemy.sig> wrote in message
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> pcbutts1 [MS MVP] wrote:
>> It sounds like a permissions issue, I don't have that issue on mine.
>> Check the security of the document and settings folder see if your
>> account has the proper permissions.
>>
>
> Without really understanding what I'm doing, I've gotten this working. I
> disabled Simple File Sharing on my XP Pro PC and looked at Security for
> the folder that works (C:/temp) and for the "Install Files" folder (in
> Documents and Settings) - both Shared. Seeing that C:/temp had an entry
> for "Everyone" (with Read&Execute, List Folder Contents, and Read
> permission enabled), I clicked on Add in the Install Files folder (in
> Documents and Settings) and added "Everyone," which appeared along with
> the same permissions settings (Read&Execute, List Folder Contents, and
> Read permission).
>
> Now I can copy and even execute the shared install files (.exe) from the
> remote machine (XP Home) - even if I re-enable Simple File Sharing.
>
> Problem solved.
>
> .... It seems to me that when I shared the folder in Documents and
> Settings, the "Everyone" entry should have been added by Simple File
> Sharing, but for some reason, it was not. At least I have it working now.
>
> Thanks for the help .... and for hanging in there with me.
>
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