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Vista can't copy files from network share on XPPro

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Old 12-12-2006
MDaniel
 
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Vista can't copy files from network share on XPPro

I have an XP Pro machine with a folder shared with full control for
everyone. All other machines, regardless of Windows version, have no
problem accessing this share with full control. I've installed Vista
Ultimate RTM on two machines and have had the following problem on both:

Both Vista machines can read/write/execute files that are in that
network share. For example, if its a .pdf, .txt, or .doc, I can double
click it from the Vista machines and it opens just fine with the
appropriate application. If its an .exe, like the installer for Firefox,
it'll launch and install the program. I can also save and delete files
and folders on that network share from the Vista machine. So far so
good.

The problem is with simply trying to copy a file from that share TO the
Vista machine. I get an error message titled "Destination Folder Access
Denied" that reads "You need permission to perform this action". It
doesn't matter where I copy the file to. Desktop, Public, Documents,
etc. Same thing. So I can open/execute it, but I can't copy it.

This happens on both Vista machines. I have enabled the Public folder on
both Vistas and they can copy files to/from each other. And the XP
machine can copy to/from the Vistas' Public folders.

I am an using the same administrator account on all machines. The
problem is the same whether I use Vista's explorer or command prompt.

I haven't found much on Google but I did try disabling UAC, firewalls on
all machines, and even IE7's Protected Mode without any success.


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Old 13-12-2006
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I have seen the same thing only when copying from the Vista machine.

I would be interested in what the final outcome is.

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Old 13-12-2006
Surya64
 
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Re: Vista can't copy files from network share on XPPro

in the networking and sharing center there is a setting called "Password
protected Sharing". If you set this to false, then it will start working.
By default it is set to On so only people with user id and password on the
destination machine can access it. If you turn it off you should be fine.
(of course anybody on your network will have access to that as well).

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Old 15-12-2006
BVH
 
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Re: Vista can't copy files from network share on XPPro

I've got some breaking news on this problem! I took my laptop to our
office.. I unjoined it from my home domain as I would rather it not be on
one anyway.. So I'm in a workgroup setup now everything is still bugging out
at home with the shares.

I connect to the office network UNC over to a share off our file server to
test..
Prompted for username and password and poof I'm on..
So far the same as home.
Now I try and copy off something from the share and you know what.. It
worked.. Just copied right over!! I was so happy and pissed off all the same
time!

So with that said I've not had time to look at what's different between the
domains yet.. I will however on Saterday and let you know what I find out..

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Old 29-09-2009
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Re: Vista can't copy files from network share on XPPro

I have a user that I am supporting who has a similar issue well sort of. He has an HP laptop running Vista. At his office he is the only PC in an all Mac environment. I believe the servers are even OS X. At any rate, the issue he is having is that he can connect to the data share (everyone connects with the same username/password) he can view/copy data from the share to his local machine but he gets an error when trying to copy data to the share about there not being enough space. I have attached a screen shot. I have tried disabling any security related settings including anti-virus. I was curious if this was a Vista related issue and wanted to test with an XP box but they do not have one on the network. Please advise if you have come across anything similar. Appreciate it.

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