Accessing a peer's user desktop

[jdc]

I have several XP Pro SP3 computers in a peer to peer environment (no
server). I have created a share on the peers local disk from the root (my f
drive = the peers c), but no matter what I do with security I can not
access the peers user profile desktop unders Documents and Settings\(User
profile)\Desktop. In fact, when I click on a user profile, it just tells me
that I do not have access. Is there anything I can do to remedy this? I am
able to connect via RDP, but I would like to be able to use a share. Pelase
advise.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"jdc" <jdc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A08D9EA4-358C-4074-9240-D626F11CF39C@microsoft.com...
> I have several XP Pro SP3 computers in a peer to peer environment (no
> server). I have created a share on the peers local disk from the root (my
> f
> drive = the peers c), but no matter what I do with security I can not
> access the peers user profile desktop unders Documents and Settings\(User
> profile)\Desktop. In fact, when I click on a user profile, it just tells
> me
> that I do not have access. Is there anything I can do to remedy this? I
> am
> able to connect via RDP, but I would like to be able to use a share.
> Pelase
> advise.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"jdc" <jdc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A08D9EA4-358C-4074-9240-D626F11CF39C@microsoft.com...
> I have several XP Pro SP3 computers in a peer to peer environment (no
> server). I have created a share on the peers local disk from the root (my
> f
> drive = the peers c), but no matter what I do with security I can not
> access the peers user profile desktop unders Documents and Settings\(User
> profile)\Desktop. In fact, when I click on a user profile, it just tells
> me
> that I do not have access. Is there anything I can do to remedy this? I
> am
> able to connect via RDP, but I would like to be able to use a share.
> Pelase
> advise.

You need to specify suitable credentials when connecting to this share,
either within Windows Explorer or else from the Command Prompt:

net use Q: \\OtherComputer\NameOfShare /user:colleague ppp

where ppp is the password your colleague uses. Alternatively, you could
create an account on the other PC that matches your own logon
account/password. If so then you must set your colleague's desktop folder
permissions so that you get access too.

 

[John Wunderlich]

"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in
news:e0mJ3$YNLHA.5624@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

> "jdc" <jdc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A08D9EA4-358C-4074-9240-D626F11CF39C@microsoft.com...
>> I have several XP Pro SP3 computers in a peer to peer environment
>> (no server). I have created a share on the peers local disk from
>> the root (my f drive = the peers c), but no matter what I do
>> with security I can not access the peers user profile desktop
>> unders Documents and Settings\(User profile)\Desktop. In fact,
>> when I click on a user profile, it just tells me that I do not
>> have access. Is there anything I can do to remedy this? I am
>> able to connect via RDP, but I would like to be able to use a
>> share. Pelase
>> advise.
>
> You need to specify suitable credentials when connecting to this
> share, either within Windows Explorer or else from the Command
> Prompt:
>
> net use Q: \\OtherComputer\NameOfShare /user:colleague ppp
>
> where ppp is the password your colleague uses. Alternatively, you
> could create an account on the other PC that matches your own
> logon account/password. If so then you must set your colleague's
> desktop folder permissions so that you get access too.
>
>
>

In addition to Pegasus' suggestion, you must also ensure that
"Simple File Sharing" is disabled. Otherwise you will always
authenticate as the "Guest" user no matter what user/password you
supply.

"How to disable simple file sharing and how to set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP"
<http/support.microsoft.com/kb/307874>

HTH,
John

 

[jdc]

John - Thank you. I had already added a user account for myself on each
computer that I wanted to access and granted permissioons accordingly. It
was the Simple File Sharing mode that was causing the proiblem.




"John Wunderlich" wrote:

> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:e0mJ3$YNLHA.5624@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>
> > "jdc" <jdc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A08D9EA4-358C-4074-9240-D626F11CF39C@microsoft.com...
> >> I have several XP Pro SP3 computers in a peer to peer environment
> >> (no server). I have created a share on the peers local disk from
> >> the root (my f drive = the peers c), but no matter what I do
> >> with security I can not access the peers user profile desktop
> >> unders Documents and Settings\(User profile)\Desktop. In fact,
> >> when I click on a user profile, it just tells me that I do not
> >> have access. Is there anything I can do to remedy this? I am
> >> able to connect via RDP, but I would like to be able to use a
> >> share. Pelase
> >> advise.
> >
> > You need to specify suitable credentials when connecting to this
> > share, either within Windows Explorer or else from the Command
> > Prompt:
> >
> > net use Q: \\OtherComputer\NameOfShare /user:colleague ppp
> >
> > where ppp is the password your colleague uses. Alternatively, you
> > could create an account on the other PC that matches your own
> > logon account/password. If so then you must set your colleague's
> > desktop folder permissions so that you get access too.
> >
> >
> >
>
> In addition to Pegasus' suggestion, you must also ensure that
> "Simple File Sharing" is disabled. Otherwise you will always
> authenticate as the "Guest" user no matter what user/password you
> supply.
>
> "How to disable simple file sharing and how to set permissions on a
> shared folder in Windows XP"
> <http/support.microsoft.com/kb/307874>
>
> HTH,
> John
> .
>