Sharing Folders on network

[pawski]

When i create a new folder in My Documents it will not let me configure to share on my home network of 3 computers. When you go into properties the box is greyed out and checked to make folder private. I don't know how it got checked. Most of my other folders are ok and checked to share. I cannot make a new folder now to share on my network. With all this greyed out i can not change or don't know where to go to convert it.
i am attaching a file of the properties.

[glc]

You need to look at the sharing and security settings of the parent folder.

[pawski]

it does not matter if it is parent folder that is sharing on network already or a new folder, i get the same greyed out properties. it seems like this just started a few weeks ago and i can not think of any changes i made to cause this.

[glc]

Do a system restore back to a date when it was still working right.

[windsleeper]

Are you getting the same behavior with a new folder you create elsewhere? Does the shared folder have to be in My Documents?

[mojo]

There's a setting to make your documents private in the user account settings. I'm 99% sure that this is causing your problem. I know I've seen this many times when creating a new user, but I can't seem to get to the setting for an already existing account.

[Panama Red]

See if this helps.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/undoprivate.htm

[pawski]

hey, thanks Panama Red. Your posted link above undoprivate did the trick. Some of my older folders did not clear the checked private box but i can now create a new folder and the most recent ones that were checked are now o.k. I followed the instructions to go to safe mode and rightclicked on My Documents then properties and configured in the security tab. Thanks
again.

[mojo]

Score another one for the team.