Everything worked on this network at one point but then as more updates happened for windows 8 and 7 and xp I had more problems accessing the various shared drives with each. Most of the time when I try to access one of the shared drives on a specific computer I get an error message saying Network Error: Windows cannot access insert comp name here \ insert drive name here. You do not have permission to access (The above drives) Contact your network administrator to request access.
I get this error message through both windows 8 and 7, and xp gives a cannot access error. But I can see the drives I wish to access and the computers themselves I just cannot get into the drives even though all my permissions seem to be set properly
This problem needs to be fixed by July 13 because we transfer many large files between each of the 4 main computers drives and we have a large work load coming on that date.
I created a diagram to show what is happening currently it may be a bit confusing so I will try to explain it here as well. Firstly though I access hard drives directly because we often transfer rather large files between different computers and we prefer not to have them put on the public folder of the C drives because then we would have to transfer it again to a secondary hard drive and some C drives arent large enough to hold such files.
I wasnt the originator to set up this system so im trying to get it fixed and working properly. Although it was working right for about 3 months since ive been using it and has since deteriorated.
Currently we have 4 computers I am currently looking at, Im not going to get into the laptops at the moment to try and deal with that issue.
But on all 4 computers there is 2 windows xp pro one with 2 hard drives and one with 3 hds, 1 windows 7 pro with 4 hds, and 1 windows 8 pro with 3 hds that I want shared. All drives are formatted to NTFS. All computers also have one main log in account without a guest option to log into it.
Here is the run down of the computers anything I do not list specifically means that it cannot access it.
Windows 8 Can access Windows xp comp 2 with 3 hard drives, no issues, it can also get into to view windows 7s drives, but it can only access the C: public folder
Windows 7 can access Windows xp comp 2 with 3 hard drives no issues, it can view Windows 8s drives folder but can only access the C: public folder.
Windows XP 1 Can acess Windows xp comp 2 with 3 hard drives no issues, it can access windows 8 all hard drives no issues, and it can see windows 7s drive folder but can only access the C: public folder.
Windows XP 2 cant seem to view anyones folder direction and only lists drives in the network. The only access it can achieve is the C: public folders of windows 8 and windows 7.
I have included 2 picture files one of the error I get, the other is a diagram showing which comps can access what. Well I tried to upload the pictures but its saying I cant until they can verify my account which im not sure how they are doing since I never got an email.
Id appreciate any help greatly.