Access network folder

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I’m having trouble setting up automatic backup on my new Vista Bus laptop. I want to set the backup to go to a network computer target drive/folder. The drive and folders on the target computer are fully shared and can be viewed from the laptop. Backup asks for the username and password, and then goes on to give one of 2 dialogs saying:
“The network share could not be accessed for the following reason. Access is denied.”
Or
“The network could not be accessed for the following reason: You need full Control permission for the network share. Make the user a co-owner of the share, with full Control. The network share cannot be on a computer running Windows XP Home. Please make sure the network location is valid.”
The target computer is running XP but not the Home version.
The user (me; username – Peter) is the only user on the target computer. So I guess that makes me at least a co-owner of the share?
User Account Control is turned off.
I have even re-set the username and password on the target computer, so the username and passwords are definitely correct, but it makes no difference. Access is still denied.
Anyone know why?

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Can you access the share successfully useing Windows Explorer on the Vista PC? Have you verified the security settings on the XP machine?

Joe

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– Be sure that on the target computer “Simple file sharing” option is disabled (Control Panel > Folder Optopns > View > scroll down Advanced Options > uncheck “Use simple file sharing (Recommended)” checkbox > OK).

– Be sure that on target computer the folder for backup is shared (has “a hand with a folder” icon).

– Check that Access Contorl List for this folder was set up properly (How?)

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