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Not sure if I'm posting this in the right forum, but here goes...

At work we have 3 desktop PCs in a workgroup, all running Windows XP Pro. They are all connected to a netgear router. We also have a Linksys wireless access point connected to the router.

Earlier this year we acquired an IBM Thinkpad, also running Windows XP Pro. This connects to the network via the wireless access point and we can access the internet and the other PCs' shared folders and printers from the laptop.

However, we can't access the laptop's shared folders from any other PC. I've come to the conclusion that it's something to do with the Thinkpad's proprietary security software. I may be wrong (obviously) but I can easily connect my own laptop and access it from the other PCs, so it must be something to do with the Thinkpad???

Please can anyone help???

Oops, nearly forgot the details:

If I go into Network Places on one of the other PCs, the Thinkpad's shared folders can be seen, but if I try to open one I get the following error:

\\IBM-Laptop\FolderName is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
Not enough server storage is available to process this command.

I've done a search for that error message on the Microsoft support website, but it only picked up stuff to do with Microsoft Exchange, which isn't running.

I’ve read through the user manual for the Thinkpad Access Connections and according to that the location profile is correctly set up.

Has anyone else come across this problem??

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In 's situation the failure is almost always a problem on the machine that is hosting the share (the ThinkPad), not on the clients. Two common, quick checks are: 1) the ThinkVantage/Access Connections profile can disable File & Printer Sharing for a location, and 2) third‑party security/antivirus drivers frequently change Windows server behavior and trigger the “not enough server storage” symptom. See the Access Connections user guide for the location‑profile security options and Microsoft Support guidance about AV/driver interactions.
(ThinkVantage Access Connections manual: https://manualzilla.com/doc/5703218/thinkvantage-access-connections-4.1---ps) (Microsoft acknowledgement that AV/filter drivers often cause this class of error: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2429817/error-message-not-enough-server-storage-is-availab)

Troubleshooting checklist (fast path)

  • Verify the Access Connections location profile applied on the ThinkPad does NOT have “Disable file and printer sharing” checked (that option is per‑profile). See the Access Connections manual above.
  • Temporarily disable any Lenovo/IBM security, AV, or firewall on the ThinkPad and retry (re-enable after the test). Microsoft support has recommended this as a diagnostic step.
  • Check the ThinkPad’s System event log for an event from source Srv (Event ID 2011) — that log entry strongly points to the IRPStackSize/driver stack issue.

If Event ID 2011 or the AV test points to a server‑side stack/filter problem, increase IRPStackSize on the ThinkPad:

Other checks worth doing

  • Ensure the Windows “Server” service is running on the ThinkPad and that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is bound to the active wireless adapter. Microsoft’s workgroup/file‑sharing documentation explains these settings.
  • Confirm share permissions and NTFS permissions (add a temporary Everyone:Read share to rule out permission issues).
  • If nothing helps, collect the System event log entries and the exact AV/firewall product names — many vendors have known incompatibilities that require either driver updates or removing a filter driver.

Caution: editing the registry and disabling security software are potentially risky. Back up the registry and re‑enable protection immediately after testing. If a change fixes the share, update drivers or add exceptions rather than leaving security off.

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