Hi, here is the scenario:
I have a desktop running winxp home connected to a router via ethernet. I have a laptop running winxp pro connected to the router via wireless. I need to transfer many files from the desktop to the laptop. I enabled sharing for the whole D: drive on the desktop where files I need are located.

I can use the laptop to access the D: but many folders give out a message saying that I don't have access to the resource or that the resource is in use. I was not using any of the folders and for this operation I have disabled all passwords but still it tells me that I can't access many of the folders on the desktop's drive. It is very weird that I can access some folders and some others are restricted. There are no permissions setup on any of the machines, on both of them I have administrator access.

Is this some kind of compatibility issue between xp home and xp pro? Or some security feature that windows enables? Any ideas about whats going on here?

cheers,

J