Re: Sharing Windows and Program Files folders

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Lindsay Graham wrote:
I use WinXP Home SP2. I want to be able to share ALL folders (not just those that Microsoft thinks I should) across a small home network which comprises XP and 98SE computers.


Then you'll need to obtain and install another, less secure OS. Or give up on the idea of any security whatsoever and format the hard drive as FAT32 and then re-install WinXP and the applications.


One simple example of why I want this is so that my wife can save a file to the Desktop of my XP computer (which was easy to do when I used a Win98 computer).

Research suggests that I should be able to do this by booting the XP computer in Safe Mode and then sharing the relevant folders.


What research? Where did you find documentation that claims you can share protected operating system folders or files?


But I've done that (and at the WinXP end, it appeared to share successfully). But from the Win98 computer, I still cannot access the desired XP folders.

Any ideas on how I can do this?

PS I'm finding Microsoft's constraints according to how it thinks we should operate increasingly frustrating!!



Then use another OS, one that meets your particular needs. There are many alternatives from which to choose.


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