On 26 May, 20:23, Chuck Anderson <websiteaddr...@seemy.sig> wrote:
> jameshanle...******.co.uk wrote:
> > On 24 May, 21:31, Chuck Anderson <websiteaddr...@seemy.sig> wrote:
>
> >> 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 workingnow.
>
> >> Thanks for the help .... and for hanging in there with me.
>
> > Very stupid and ignorant of you.
>
> ???
>
> > You should have said that when you double clicked the EXE you get some
> > "Access Denied" error.. and written it exactly.
>
> But that would have been wrong, Sir James. Like I said, when I
> double-clicked, I got absolutely nothing.
>
> > What you said, was that nothing happened.
>
> Because nothing happened ..... duh.
>
> Later, when I tried to copy and paste, I got "Access denied." You can
> read, can't you? I made that quite clear. After googling that error
> message (with network , remote, shared) and listening to the advice I
> received here, I found a way to fix my problem.


then I misunderstood you, though you really weren't very clear - on a
number of points, from the beginning..

>
> Thanks for the help ô¿Ô¬
>

No problem. I am very very rude - to most people.