RE: Need to share "Program Files" folder

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David,

have you checked the permissions of the share? If you use NTFS you should
also check the permissions on directory / file level.

kind regards,
Bernhard Wolf

"David Martinelli" wrote:

> I have a customer using one of our products with Windows XP Embedded on
> it, and he wishes to share the "Program Files" folder.
>
> In "Simple File-Sharing Mode" the option to share the folder is grayed
> out, and it says that this is a system folder so it can not be shared.
>
> In non-simple file sharing, a share can be set up on "Program Files",
> and can be seen from outside the computer, but when you try to open the
> folder you get an "Access Is Denied" error message.
>
> Any hints?
>
.



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