Networking - Access denied to shared folders

Windows Vista Premium & XP Home network comprising wireless router,
old desktop XP PC and one new Vista laptop cable-connected to router, plus
2 laptops wireless-only connected.

When I click "View Network Computers" from the cable connected laptop, the
old XP desktop PC I want to access (call it "PROBLEMPC") appears in the
Network map/liist but when I double-click on almost all of the folders I get
an Access Denied message. That PROBLEMPC is ethernet-cable plugged in to the
wireless router - the new vista laptop is also ethernet cable connected to
the router. Each computer has three users. I can access my folders on the old
xp pc - but not the folders of the other 2 users - even though they have been
set up for sharing.
So there obviously is a connection, all I want to do is access PROBLEMPC in
the normal way through the network. Any ideas?

I would double check the permissions and make sure you have setup permission
on the Security tab. Or this search result may help.

Vista Permission IssuesCan I assume the external drive used to be connecting
to other computer and you just re-connect it the the Vista? Check the
permission using this command: . ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistapermission.htm


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"Chucky Cheese" <ChuckyCheese@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Windows Vista Premium & XP Home network comprising wireless router,
> old desktop XP PC and one new Vista laptop cable-connected to router,
> plus
> 2 laptops wireless-only connected.
>
> When I click "View Network Computers" from the cable connected laptop, the
> old XP desktop PC I want to access (call it "PROBLEMPC") appears in the
> Network map/liist but when I double-click on almost all of the folders I
> get
> an Access Denied message. That PROBLEMPC is ethernet-cable plugged in to
> the
> wireless router - the new vista laptop is also ethernet cable connected to
> the router. Each computer has three users. I can access my folders on the
> old
> xp pc - but not the folders of the other 2 users - even though they have
> been
> set up for sharing.
> So there obviously is a connection, all I want to do is access PROBLEMPC
> in
> the normal way through the network. Any ideas?