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Name: Kevin
Date: December 2, 2003 at 21:36:32 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4/512 MB
Comment:

I am currently running a laptop on a wireless network at my house. I can access the internet and share a printer on a network, but for some reason I can't share files. I've run the network setup wizard and the computers are definitely in the same workgroup because I can print off of the network printer. I check the box to share the folder and when I go into My Network Places and try to open a folder, I always get the message:
"\\ComputerName\Folder is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

Not enough server storage is available to process this command."

Also, I just tried to map a network drive and I got the same message that there is "not enough server storage available to process this command." Any idea why I keep getting this message?

Thanks for the help in advance!



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Response Number 1
Name: www
Date: December 2, 2003 at 23:24:05 Pacific
Reply:

you have to right click and enable sharing on the hard drives or folders you want to share.
(i think it is sharing and security, then enable it)


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Response Number 2
Name: www
Date: December 2, 2003 at 23:29:29 Pacific
Reply:

also if you have a firewall on the pc
you have to add the ip number of the pc to trusted or give it full access.
(i had to do that with za and sygate, and you might try disabling xp firewall, if it's enabled, and use a freeware one like sygate or zone alarm)


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Response Number 3
Name: Kevin
Date: December 3, 2003 at 09:59:11 Pacific
Reply:

I've gone as far as closing down zone alarm because I got this message repeatedly because I added both ip's to the trusted list and that did not work. I've got no idea what to do. Thanks for the suggestions though


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