Re: Sharing Program files

From: Gerald Ross (gwader_at_netcommander.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:56:36 -0400

Chuck wrote:
> 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.

Chuck,
Thanks for the help. Both XP machines are XP Home, yet one can be seen
and the other not. That's why I couldn't figure out why, and still can't.

BTW this is really not my EMail address. Keep the Bots happy.

Gerald