Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

[cam_wmh]

I'm offering $25 for either yourself, or to your favorite charity, if you can solve this Drive Sharing problem I am having.

I'm having a heckuva time sharing a drive (G: Big Media) that I added to my Main PC last week. It has old media data (movies etc ) that were on my previous HTPC (decommissioned). I now have a HTPC, that has been networked to my Main PC (Power PC), using Microsoft 7's Home Group. It restricts me from sharing it with the Home Group, and I cannot figure out why.

* Windows 7 - 64 bit on Power PC
* Windows 7 - 32 bit on HTPC
* Firewall is off.
* I am owner of the drive; as well as administrator etc;
* ESET is the virus protection
* MSE is off

Below are snapshots of my rights, and sharing attempts.





Thanks for any & all help.
Cam

[Ur0Drivr]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

What version of Windows 7 are you using?

[cam_wmh]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Rod,
Oops that could have been more clear. Added in "Ultimate"

* Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 bit on Power PC
* Windows 7 Ultimate - 32 bit on HTPC

[cam_wmh]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Another snapshot of me attempting to share a folder with specific people within the Home Group (chose each user individually and consistently received the error "Your folder can't be shared")

[darkmanCANADA]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Make sure "Network Discovery" is turned on.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/w...work-discovery

[onceover]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

I have nothing helpful to add other than I have the same background

[bobkatkat]

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By PowerPC I am assuming U are talking about a Mac with the old powerPC processor?

[witchcraftz]

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Try putting a password protect on the share.

[sabbySC]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Why is there a lock next to the video folder icon? Is there something set under general properties, or is there a file within the fold/subfolders that is secured in some way? This would prevent sharing the folder.

[Bucky]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Can you access the drive in the windows explorer bar \\(Computer name)\(Drive share name) on another machine. ex:\\bobscomputer\g

Also in the security permissions from the screen shot of video properties, ensure you add "Everyone" to that group.

If you're sharing the drive outside your network, you need to enable port forwarding on your router, but not inside the network

-> This might help http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...rmissions.html

[Kor]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Did you google it because there were like 30 suggestions on the first page when I googled "Your folder can't be shared" or the other errors you saw etc

In all likelyhood its one of the following:

- Security is too tight (router, firewall, anti-virus, etc)
- Some services are not running or broken

Usually its something like your antivirus or some other app has configured your firewall or services in a not-good way. Disable your AV and check your firewall rules, turn on any services that seem suspicious. Reset your firewall rules (can download an app or file to do this).

Here is one such link that may help

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-s...n-sharing.html

[bobkatkat]

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If you are not using a PowerPC Mac with windows 7 running in some sort of virtual machine then try this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KdFgrOv09w

[cam_wmh]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Make sure "Network Discovery" is turned on.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/w...work-discovery

I've turned it both on & off. No luck.

I have nothing helpful to add other than I have the same background

She's a beaut!

By PowerPC I am assuming U are talking about a Mac with the old powerPC processor?

Sorry no. Both PC's have Windows 7 Ultimate. (one is 32bit the other 64)

Try putting a password protect on the share.

Tried with both. It's not the network, as much as the drive itself that won't let itself be shared. Somehow the administrative rights won't apply to this drive , and I don't know how else to give absolute ownership to the drive.

Why is there a lock next to the video folder icon? Is there something set under general properties, or is there a file within the fold/subfolders that is secured in some way? This would prevent sharing the folder.

That was me copying an pasting data from the (G: Big Media ) drive, to my (E: Data) drive. It retained the "locked" administrative right from it's previous location.

Can you access the drive in the windows explorer bar \\(Computer name)\(Drive share name) on another machine. ex:\\bobscomputer\g

Also in the security permissions from the screen shot of video properties, ensure you add "Everyone" to that group.

If you're sharing the drive outside your network, you need to enable port forwarding on your router, but not inside the network

-> This might help http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...rmissions.html

I haven't tried that, but will try when I get home - guessing it won't let me though. It's being accessed within the same simple, 2 PC network (Windows Home Share), so no need to port forward.

Did you google it because there were like 30 suggestions on the first page when I googled "Your folder can't be shared" or the other errors you saw etc

In all likelyhood its one of the following:

- Security is too tight (router, firewall, anti-virus, etc)
- Some services are not running or broken

Usually its something like your antivirus or some other app has configured your firewall or services in a not-good way. Disable your AV and check your firewall rules, turn on any services that seem suspicious. Reset your firewall rules (can download an app or file to do this).

Here is one such link that may help

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-s...n-sharing.html

Exhausted my Googling (which is why I posted here), but did give that last link a peek too.

If you are not using a PowerPC Mac with windows 7 running in some sort of virtual machine then try this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KdFgrOv09w

PowerPC is just what I named my main desktop pc on my network. The other is the HTPC (Home Theatre PC). As mentioned, both are Windows 7 machines.



Thanks for the replies gents!
The more I dive into it, the more I'm convinced the drive retained some sort of Ownership from the previous HTPC it was in. I've changed the owner, admin rights, ability to read/write on it extensively, but to no avail.

Does anyone know of a utility that can over-write any "background" administrative rights, and give absolute ownership?

[witchcraftz]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222

[Kg810]

Re: Windows Wizards? $25 Bounty (Charity/You!)

Can you highlight "Cam (PowerPC\Cam)" in this screenshot so we can see the permissions?