trouble with file sharing; can read but not write - unidir..

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Hi,

Shared folders rely on everyone permissions when accessed by a networked
machine. The everyone permissions need to include write/change permissions.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Mark G." <markg@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:e2iYRAyqFHA.1788@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>i have a problem with my laptop/desktop not being able to file share
>correctly.
>
> it came up when i did a system reinstall on the laptop, so i suspect thats
> where the issue is, but im not sure.
>
> symptoms; i can read/write/create files on the desktop using the laptop,
> but
> i can only read the laptop files using the desktop. in other words, the
> file permissions are different somehow.
>
> but when i check them, they seem the same.
>
> security on laptop; top folder has permissions set as follows:
> administrators/mylogin/system are all full control; everyone is read only
> individual folder (such as my documents etc) are set as follows:
> mylogin/system are full control, no other permissions
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks,
>
> mark
>
>
>