Network Geeks

[Mrwurm]

Mike and Peter, I went into folder options and changed the defaults. 'Show hidden files and folders' is now 'on' and 'hide protected os files' is off. I can now view the 'program files' folder from the win2000 machine without clicking through the 'idiot' warning. I thought this would be the ticket and allow me to see those files across the network when seated at the win98 machine. No such luck, I still get a script error when trying to open the 'program files' folder on the win2000 from the networked win98 machine. I don't really have any good reason to pursue this problem, other than it's a curiosity at this point.

 

[MikePA]

Jerry, can you post the full text, and perhaps a screenshot, of the error message you're seeing?

 

[Mrwurm]

I can do that tonight.
Thanks

 

[Wingnut]

yeah, my curiosity usually keeps me grinding away long after the need disappears .... just our nature I guess. I'll keep puzzling ...

 

[MossRoad]

I think it might be something related to the way your 98 machine is percieved by the 2000 machine. In the article that I put a link to, it talks about having to be a member of the power users or administrators goup to access shares, but you can access shares, just not this one. Perplexing.

 

[Hank]

<font color=blue>In the article that I put a link to, it talks about having to be a member of the power users or administrators goup to access shares</font color=blue>

Right. As a minimum, you have to be a member of some group that has permissions for that folder. Like others in this thread, I am of the type that wants to see lingering problems solved, just for the challenge of solving the problem. I guess that's why we are in the field we are/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MikePA]

Do you login (userid and password) to the Win98 machine? I ask because most people do not. Win98 is fairly unsecure (big understatement) but the Win2000 machine needs to be presented with a userid to know whether the access should be allowed. At a minimum, what ever userid in use on the Win98 machine has to be defined to the local Users group on the Win2K PC. Attached is the security on my Program Files folder on my Win2K PC.

 

[looch]

I'd eliminate all security during troubleshooting - set both share and NTFS permissions to Everyone/Full Control.

 

[Hank]

<font color=blue>I'd eliminate all security during troubleshooting - set both share and NTFS permissions to Everyone/Full Control. </font color=blue>

I agree 100% I just wish we still had a Win9x machine on our network so I could troubleshoot this. MikePA is getting to the heart of this. Your logon "credentials" are what is probably preventing your access.

 

[looch]

I'm thinking by changing the perms to everyone/full control that log on credentials shouldn't matter.