Re: How share program files folder on LAN?
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 01/17/05
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Date: 17 Jan 2005 12:33:03 -0600
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:18:22 -0500, "Don Dunlap" <dondunlaprove@direcway.com>
wrote:
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>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
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>> In article <39xGd.11244$Tf5.5531@lakeread03>, "jtsnow"
>> <jtsnow@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>On my home LAN I cannot see the contents of the Program Files Folder on
>>>other PCs.
>>>On those PCs the entired "C" drive is set to share, yet that folder will
>>>still not allow access.
>>>When attempting to set share permission on that particular folder, the
>>>option is shaded out and not available to make as share.
>>>
>>>Is there a way to set the sharing for ALL folders on the C drive? I am
>>>the
>>>admin on all PCs.
>>>
>>>thanks for any tips
>>
>> I'm sorry, but that's how Windows XP works by default when it's
>> installed on an NTFS disk partition. It blocks access to the Program
>> Files and Windows folders and to individual users' folders within
>> Documents and Settings.
>>
>> You can share subfolders within those folders, e.g. you can share
>> "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express" or "C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Username\Desktop" and access that folder from another
>> computer on the network.
>>
>> If you have Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file
>> sharing, which removes those restrictions:
>>
>> 1. Open My Computer and click Tools | Folder Options | View.
>> 2. Scroll to the end of the advanced settings.
>> 3. Un-check "Use simple file sharing (recommended)".
>>
>> If you have Windows XP Home Edition, there's no easy solution. The
>> safest thing is to share individual subfolders, as mentioned above.
>>
>> You can re-install the operating system on a FAT or FAT32 disk
>> partition -- those disk formats don't have any sharing restrictions.
>> However, that would lose the benefits of NTFS, which is more reliable
>> and efficient and can use larger disks. You'd also need to re-install
>> all of your applications.
>>
>> I've heard of two possible solutions for XP Home Edition on an NTFS
>> disk partition, but:
>>
>> 1. They're un-supported, un-documented, and un-tested by Microsoft.
>> 2. There's no guarantee that they'll work.
>> 3. They might cause data loss or corruption.
>>
>> I haven't tried them, and I don't know whether they're safe. If you
>> want to try them, at your own risk:
>>
>> 1. Back up your important data first so that you can restore it in
>> case of problems.
>>
>> 2. Run System Restore to create a restore point that you can go back
>> to in case of problems.
>>
>> Here they are:
>>
>> 1. Start Windows XP in "Safe Mode with Networking" (which temporarily
>> disables "Simple File Sharing"), share the desired folder(s), set the
>> permissions, and reboot normally, or:
>>
>> 2. Follow the procedure shown here:
>>
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_home_sectab.htm
>> --
>> Best Wishes,
>> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
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>
>I am having the same problem as jtsnow and I have XP PRO installed on both
>computers. I still cannot access the Program Files or Windows directories.
>I have unchecked "Simple File Sharing" on both computers and in Permissions,
>I have allowed Everyone full control. I still cannot access the other
>computer's Program Files or Windows directory.
>
>Don Dunlap
Don,
Are you using an administrative userid from both computers, and have you enabled
non-Guest authentication?
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, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Classic", 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.
On XP Pro, check your Local Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative
Tools) - User Rights Assignment, look at "Access this computer from the
network", and make sure that Everyone is in this list.
Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall configurations are a
very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.
-- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net.
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