Re: Backup a workgroup
- From: "Chip" <Chip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:03:03 -0700
Thanks,
I have been doing some more research and found the same thing. I'll just
have the individual users shoot their own backups to the pro machine.
Thanks!!
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:
> In article <1F2A4931-C1A2-40BE-916B-9EB9EAE6C7A9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Chip" <Chip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >Here's one for you!!
> >
> >I am currently running 3 machines...one with XP Pro, and 2 with XP home.
> >This is a workgroup configuration. I have a USB external hard drive connected
> >to the pro machine, which is my backup destination drive. I want to backup
> >the xp pro machine information, which is working. But...I also want to backup
> >the 2 home machines' documents and settings/user folders so I can backup pst
> >files local settings etc. for those 2 xp home machines. from the local admin
> >account on the home machines, I have shared the documents and settings/user
> >folders. When I start the backup program from the pro machine and navigate to
> >network places to add the home docs and settings/users folders, it says
> >"access denied" Any way around this.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >Chip
>
> I'm sorry, but that's how XP Home Edition works when it's installed on
> an NTFS disk partition. It blocks networked access to the Program
> Files and Windows folders and to individual users' folders within
> Documents and Settings.
>
> You can re-install XP Home on a FAT or FAT32 disk partition, which
> would allow networked access to those folders. However, that would
> lose the benefits of NTFS, which is more reliable and efficient and
> can store larger files. You'd also need to re-install all of your
> applications.
>
> Here are two possible solutions for XP Home Edition on an NTFS disk
> partition. They're un-supported, un-documented, and un-tested by
> Microsoft, and there's no guarantee that they'll work. If you want to
> try them, at your own risk, run System Restore to create a restore
> point first:
>
> 1. Start Windows XP in "Safe Mode with Networking", 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)
>
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>
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