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I don't have permissions to enter into my own local shared folder in a computer with win xp professional. This is very strange. Can anybody help me?
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Following and , here are additional, practical checks that are often missed when a folder on C: will not be visible or accessible over the network even though the local account looks OK.

First, isolate where the problem lives (local NTFS vs share vs network services). Try these quick tests from the machine itself (no GUI copy/paste of results needed here):

net share
dir \\localhost\XXXX
net use \\localhost\XXXX
cacls "C:\XXXX"
  • net share confirms the share exists and its share name.
  • dir \\localhost\XXXX / net use test the share path over the network stack (browsing vs direct access).
  • cacls lists NTFS ACL entries so you can spot any explicit DENY ACEs or unexpected group entries.

If the UNC path works but the folder does not appear in Network Neighborhood, the Computer Browser service or browsing discovery is the issue; verify the Server and Computer Browser services are running. If UNC fails with “access denied”, the cause is usually share-level permissions or a local security policy mapping network logons to Guest.

Check these items next (XP Pro tools: Services.msc, Computer Management -> Shared Folders -> Shares, and secpol.msc):

  • Share permissions (Advanced Sharing -> Permissions) are separate from NTFS rights; an overly restrictive share ACL will block access even when NTFS shows Allow.
  • Local Security Policy -> "Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts" should typically be set to Classic on standalone XP Pro machines (Guest-only mapping will force network logons to Guest).
  • Firewalls or third-party security suites can block file sharing; temporarily allow File and Printer Sharing to test.
  • Verify the folder is not using EFS encryption and there are no hidden shares (name ending with $).

If these checks still fail, enable auditing of object access and inspect the Security log for explicit failures, or test with a freshly created local administrator account to rule out a corrupted profile. These steps narrow the problem to share-level, service/policy, or encryption issues rather than basic NTFS ownership.

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Check that your user name has administrative rights. If so, then find the shared root folder in Windows Explorer and right-click then select properties. Select the security tab (only visible in XP Pro not so for Home) and you should be able to check the permissions and correct them. If necessary, take ownership first. Hope that helps!
BTW, if you don't have administrative rights, then you need whoever does have these rights to come and fix the permissions.

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I have administrative rights. Actually, my user name is the one by default called Administrador.
I have a folder called XXXX under c: root path.
This folder c:\XXXX has a tick on every possible choice in the security tab under "Allow" for the user Administrador.
So I do not understand I am unable to see the shared folder from my own computer.
Any idea?
Thanks

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If you don't see the security tab at the top you need to go to the folder settings and un-check the bottom option called "Use simple file security" (or somthing along those lines but it is at the bottom. Once you have done that you can use the security tab to take ownership of the folder and it's subfoldersw.

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OK. I misunderstood. I thought you were talking about the default XP "shared folders" folder which is not in the C:\ root. So let me get this straight:
1. you simply created a folder called C:\XXXX
2. you made changes to allow this folder to be shared (simple file sharing)
3. and now you can not see into it using Windows Explorer, even though you are the owner and have full permissions?

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