I hope you on't mond my asking but what is your reason(s) for wanting to share program files folder. Are you the only user on both machines? i_Xp/VistaUser

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- yes I am the only user. - I want to share both the Program Files and the WINDOWS folders on both machines. I have programs and data there that I need to share between computers. I realize I could work around this, but am not looking for workarounds. When I say data I do not mean things that get put into My Documents, I mean editable ini files, config files, etc. It doesn't really matter what I am sharing or why I want to, I am just asking if anyone has advice as to how to get this working. In searching the net it seems others have done this. Thanks for any help

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Since you are using XP Pro you might have an issue with the way permissions are set up. First of all, since you are not on a domain (I assume) you should use the same user name on both computers to make setting easier. Try this: Right click on the My Documents folder and go to sharing. Check the box to enable sharing. Set the user limit to "maximum allowed". Click the "Permissions button". In the permissions window, delete any groups or users that are listed. Then click "add". Type "everyone" for the object name, click "check names" then click "OK". You should see "Everyone" listed in the "Groups or user names" filed for Share Permissions. Highlight "Everyone" then make sure all the "allow" boxes are checked. -Ryan Adams http://RyanTAdams.com

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Well I figured it out. In addition to needing simple file sharing turned off, you need to also create an administrator-priveledged user THAT HAS A LOGON PASSWORD on the target machine whose drive you want to access. (Since no one uses my machines but me my logon passwords were blank) Also, instead of just navigating to the C drive through network places, you need to first logon to the administrative shares of the target machine (such as start > run > \\computername\admin$, then key in the above adminstrative username and its password).

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even easier, with no change needed to passwords or priveledges reg file that allows remote blank password: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "limitblankpassworduse"=dword:00000000 reg file that disallows remote blank password (default): Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "limitblankpassworduse"=dword:00000001

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I've read these comments with interest. I have a similar problem, but not with a network. I have one computer running windows xp with 2 users. I am the "administrator" and can access the "Program Files" folder. But my husband cannot. So if I install a new program, my husband cannot run it when logged on as himself. I did recently install a wireless router for my son's laptop when he's home from college. And after reading all these comments I think that this problem started after that. So I need advice on how to give access rights to the "Program Files" folder to another user on the same computer. Any help would be appreciated cause this has been driving me crazy!

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roddysue How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... Read it carefully - you probably have to boot into Safe mode to get it to work. If you do that for the Program Files folder, by default all subfolders will have the access denied problem taken away as well. All users must have administrator rights if you want all users to be able to access the files.

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