Re: Cannot Access Program Files on shared disk
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:48:40 -0700
In article <EEA3E1DB-1133-4EEC-9F74-3209D6ACF03E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
cannot access <cannot access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a small windows network with three computers and cannot access program
files directory on my new dell. I have my entire C drive on the new dell
setup for shared and the only directory I cannot get access to is the program
files. Any ideas why this would happen? Everytime I try to access it from
another computer in my network, it replys that I do not have access to it.
And see administrator.
Please help.
Charlie
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 sharing 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)".
Do you want to run a program that's installed on a different computer?
That won't work with most programs -- they have to be installed on a
computer to run on that computer. The installation process copies
support files to the hard disk and creates entries in the Windows
registry that control the program's execution.
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