Re: Sharing Program files

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: 30 Oct 2004 12:56:12 -0500

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:25:48 -0400, Gerald Ross <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:

>I have a Win98 Desktop, WinXP SP1 Desktop and WinXP SP1 Notebook on an
>Ethernet network, all working fine.
>
>WinXP notebook can see all files on other two, including Program Files
>And Windows directory, and can manipulate all files. Neither of the
>other two can see what is in the Program Files directory on the
>Notebook, although both XP's are set up identically as far as I can tell.
>
>The XP desktop has a DVD writer and I would like to backup the notebook
>to the DVD, but cannot backup anything on the Program files directory.
>What can I do to fix that?

Gerald,

Is the notebook running XP Home, or is it running XP Pro with Simple File
Sharing enabled?

If the former, you may be stuck. You can't share "C:\Program Files" or
"C:\Windows" without tweaking XP Home.

If XP Pro, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel - Folder Options -
View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro, you need to have
SFS disabled.

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

On XP Pro with SFS disabled, setup and use a common non-Guest account on all
computers. Whichever account is used, give it an identical, non-blank password
on all computers.

With XP Home, you can temporarily disable Simple File Sharing by starting up in
"Safe Mode with Networking". This may be unsupported, so try this carefully.

A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222

With Simple File Sharing disabled, right click "C:\Program Files" in Windows
Explorer, click Sharing and Security, and share the folder. Then, click the
Permissions button to specify network access permissions, and click the Security
tab to specify NTFS file system permissions. A network user needs both
permissions in order to access the share.

For details how to set permissions, see this web site:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

And Gerald, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted
email, than wanted email. Learn to munge your email address, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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