saving WORD files over a network

[terryZ]

i am running xp and word 97 on 2 networked machines at work.

i have a folder on machine A containing WORD documents. i have changed it's properties to "share this folder on the network" and "allow network users to share my files".

on machine B, i can open files in this folder. i can also make copies of files in this folder. however, when i open a file in this folder, make changes and attempt to save it .. machine B complains that it cannot save the file and WORD effectively freezes. also, machine A reboots!

the one problem i do see is the "attributes" for the folder on machine A has the "read-only" box checked. i can uncheck it and close the "properties" window. but when i re-open it, the "read-only" box is checked again.

1) how can i permanently make the folder NOT "read-only" on machine A.
2) do you think this is the cause of the freeze & reboot problems?

thanks in advance.

[jdc2000]

Did you select the option to "Allow others to change my files" in the Sharing section of the folder properties? XP Home or Pro?

[terryZ]

Did you select the option to "Allow others to change my files" in the Sharing section of the folder properties? XP Home or Pro?

yes ... i have changed it's properties to "share this folder on the network" and "allow network users to change my files".

(sorry, my OP says "share" where it should say "change")

[terryZ]

i tried this from a third machine. that machine told be that there was a permission problem (which i suspected) whereupon machine A promptly crashed.

i am moving this to a diffferent sub-section since the problem seems to be windows itself.

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...09#post1265709