Up until yesterday I could share drives M: and N: with another XP computer
and a Linux box.

 Today I can no longer do so. Appears to have happened after installing
AVG-9.

 Error is that 'the specified server can't perform the required operation.'

- I have adjusted the IRPStackSize entry in the registry.
- I have run shrpubw at the command prompt, but this makes no difference
  as it says the shares already exist.

- This is only happening on two external hard drives on the USB. All the
  other shared pen-drives and the shared directories on C: and D:
  (internal HDs) are still OK.

  Any ideas?

-- 

Jim.

A non prophet making organisation.

In article , Jim says...
> 
>  Up until yesterday I could share drives M: and N: with another XP computer
> and a Linux box.
> 
>  Today I can no longer do so. Appears to have happened after installing
> AVG-9.
> 
>  Error is that 'the specified server can't perform the required operation.'
> 
> - I have adjusted the IRPStackSize entry in the registry.
> - I have run shrpubw at the command prompt, but this makes no difference
>   as it says the shares already exist.
> 
> - This is only happening on two external hard drives on the USB. All the
>   other shared pen-drives and the shared directories on C: and D:
>   (internal HDs) are still OK.
> 
>   Any ideas?

Uninstall AVG 9 and see if the problem goes away. The only change is 
that so it follows that its probably the problem.

-- 
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.

On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:08:57 -0000, Conor  wrote:

>In article , Jim says...
>> 
>>  Up until yesterday I could share drives M: and N: with another XP computer
>> and a Linux box.
>> 
>>  Today I can no longer do so. Appears to have happened after installing
>> AVG-9.
>> 
>>  Error is that 'the specified server can't perform the required operation.'
>> 
>> - I have adjusted the IRPStackSize entry in the registry.
>> - I have run shrpubw at the command prompt, but this makes no difference
>>   as it says the shares already exist.
>> 
>> - This is only happening on two external hard drives on the USB. All the
>>   other shared pen-drives and the shared directories on C: and D:
>>   (internal HDs) are still OK.
>> 
>>   Any ideas?
>
>Uninstall AVG 9 and see if the problem goes away. The only change is 
>that so it follows that its probably the problem.

  I was about to try that, but if 9 has made changes to the
registry as I suspect, I'd have thought that uninstalling it is unlikely
to change them back!

  Worth trying though! Thanks.

-- 

Jim.

A non prophet making organisation.

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:20:49 +0000, Jim  wrote:

>On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:08:57 -0000, Conor  wrote:
>
>>In article , Jim says...
>>> 
>>>  Up until yesterday I could share drives M: and N: with another XP computer
>>> and a Linux box.
>>> 
>>>  Today I can no longer do so. Appears to have happened after installing
>>> AVG-9.
>>> 
>>>  Error is that 'the specified server can't perform the required operation.'
>>> 
>>> - I have adjusted the IRPStackSize entry in the registry.
>>> - I have run shrpubw at the command prompt, but this makes no difference
>>>   as it says the shares already exist.
>>> 
>>> - This is only happening on two external hard drives on the USB. All the
>>>   other shared pen-drives and the shared directories on C: and D:
>>>   (internal HDs) are still OK.
>>> 
>>>   Any ideas?
>>
>>Uninstall AVG 9 and see if the problem goes away. The only change is 
>>that so it follows that its probably the problem.
>
>  I was about to try that, but if 9 has made changes to the
>registry as I suspect, I'd have thought that uninstalling it is unlikely
>to change them back!
>
>  Worth trying though! Thanks.

  It did work. Thanks again.

-- 

Jim.

A non prophet making organisation.

In article , Jim says...

>   It did work. Thanks again.

No problem. Golden rule is that if something doesn't work that used to, 
try to think of what has changed in that time and reverse it.

-- 
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.