I have a very curious problem in using 'Simple File Sharing' on Windows XP
Home systems. I have a small office LAN of 5 computers, each running XP
Home and connected using SFS. Periodically, I logon to each machine (as an
admin) and run a VBS script to collect/compress selected files and place
this zipped file in a 'networked shared' location (a folder under Shared
Documents on each machine). I then collect these files from each machine by
using another script at another machine and burn them to a CD.



This scripted procedure works for all machines except one. On that machine,
I get an 'access denied' error when I attempt to copy it to the 'mother'
machine.



I have discovered a way to get around the problem. If I go to the affected
users machine and select the folder in question, then turn off sharing of
that folder (via the right-click menu) and then turn sharing back on. Now
the process works correctly.



I use the same script on each machine to collect/compress the selected
files. Therefore, each machine has the same actions performed on it. Only
the one machine has problems (which I can circumvent as described above).



Because XP Home uses SFS, all network access is performed using the guest
account. I don't see why one machine fails. Does anyone have any ideas on
what is wrong?



As a further note, all machines are identical workstations: same make and
model.



Really stumped...



Dick