Re: File Sharing

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From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 03/17/04


Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:48:43 -0800

You know, you might want to ask that question on NT, ME and 98 boards.

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"Tracy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:f13801c40c5f$b8049130$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
> Is there a built-in limit with Windows 98-Me or
> Windows NT.
> If there is a built-in limit do you know what it is?
>
>
>>
>>Windows XP Home has a built-in limit of 5 concurrent
> logins to a
>>shared resource.  That includes the Windows XP Home
> computer itself so
>>there can only be a maximum of 4 other users on the
> network logged in
>>at any given time.
>>
>>The only "solution" is to upgrade the Windows XP Home to
> Windows XP
>>Pro, which will then allow up to 10 concurrent logins.
>>
>>If you require more than 9 users to be able to access
> the shared files
>>on the XP system then you will need to consider a server
> version of
>>Windows or moving to some other operating system for the
> file server
>>computer.
>>
>>Good luck
>>
>>
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>>
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>> 


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