Re: file sharing on network with XP Home
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:46:26 -0700
In article <764E33BE-5C1B-40EC-B8F9-4D8ADD9D2265@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Heidi" <Heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In article <FBBB3FD9-7F99-4A7C-AA5F-167D9B54D5C3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> "Heidi" <Heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >I am trying to share My Documents of different users with two different
>> >computers. I have enabled file sharing. I mark each user's documents as
>> >shared. I can view them on the original computer, but when I go to the other
>> >networked computer, I cannot access most of the files. I can only access one
>> >of the administrative users files on all computers. But no the other
>> >administrataive user or the limited users. I would like the files to be
>> >available on both computers. How do I do it?? I've searched for weeks, and
>> >cannot come up with a solution. It's got to be something simple.
>>
>> I'm sorry, but that's how Windows XP was designed to work 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 had Windows XP Professional, you could disable simple file
>> sharing to remove those sharing restrictions:
>>
>> Since you have Windows XP Home Edition, that option isn't available.
>> The safest thing is to share individual subfolders, as mentioned
>> above, or to move files that you want to share into the Shared
>> Documents folder, which is accessible over the network.
>>
>> 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
>
>Thank you for your help. I'm confused why Windows Help never explained to me
>that I simply could not do what I was trying to do. I have spent HOURS
>trying to make this work. Before I try your suggestions at the end, I will
>try to share the subfolders that we need.
>
>Thank you again for explaining things to me.
You're welcome. I think that file sharing on a network in Windows XP
Home Edition is badly designed and poorly documented. I hope that my
suggestions help you find a good solution.
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