Re: two networked computers / one xp home other xp pro (media center edtion)

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one computer is xpMe and the other is xpHe. i want to access the
entire drive(s) on xpHe using xpMe. is there a way to do that?

On Oct 7, 10:03 pm, Malke <notrea...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
*Prot3anThr3ad* wrote:
ok i got my network up and running my primary computer (xpme) can see
the secondary computer (xphe) including directories, however, there
are certain directories (such as a games folder in root) that xpme
says i do not have permission to access when in fact i went to the
xphe machine and shared the entire drive (or at least i thought i did)
giving full control to all users on the network (or at least i thought
i did).

what am i doing wrong?If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it
matters in your situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

Malke
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