Re: Sharing folders in Windows CE 5.0

Hi Alexander,

Thanks for your help.
I went through the process of creating the file server and still I believe
the registry key

[KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares]
"UseAuthentication"=dword:0

Is not working.

I then went back to the documentation concerning this as a known issue that
has been resolved.
Apparently the issues has been solved in the april update for Platform
Builder. Since in this documentation it suggests that the update will not
work unless all previous Platform Builder updates have been installed. This
got me thinking that I have been making a mistake by not installing all the
updates for Platform Builder 5.0. The other thing is I had all ready
installed the april update before reading it carfully. I am not sure if you
can install updates out of order? So intalled the updates that come as one
file for 2005. Then I installed the updates from 2006. I checked the clean
before building option in Platform Builder and rebuild the image. I still
had to use the remoteadmin utility to set permissions in order to map it on
my XP machine but to my suprise the other thing which I had been working on
which is the mounting of the OS onto the compact flash started working. I
thought to my self, updates are good! I then downloaded the January update
for this year rebuilt the OS and now the RemoteAdmin utility gives me errors
when I try to open it on my XP machine. Does anyone have any ideas about why?
(A) the registry key
[KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares]
"UseAuthentication"=dword:0
is not working
(B) the ability to run RemoteAdmin has stopped. I believe due to the
January update for Platfrom Builder
--
Don


"Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Don,

You can do this by creating the necessary registry settings and adding them
to your project.reg file before you create your image.

Here are the links:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa450272.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa451153.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms899610.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms899601.aspx

Reading the full-thread it seems that you were having problems with this.
Please let me know if you are unable to configure server still with this
information and where you are getting stuck.

Also, what file sharing scenario are you trying to get working? CE to CE,
XP to CE?

Thanks,
Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]


"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Ryan.

I was wondering if you have made any progress on this issue. This issue
has
now become my top priority. I would really appreciate any help you can
give.

--
Don


"Ryan Ward (MSFT)" wrote:

Don,

I am unable to provide an answer for you regarding your query. I'll
continue to look into it and try to find a solution.

For now, I would suggest you set your file server up using the
RemoteAdmin
utility. Make sure your device is set to load an existing image (as
oppose
to downloading a new image every time) and not clearing the registry hive
when reset. This will ensure the changes you make to your image remain
intact. These should be options in your devices bootloader or if you are
always connected to Platform Builder change the following Core Service
Settings in the Connectivity Options: Under "Download Image" to "Never
(jump
to image only)" and under "KITL Settings", uncheck "Clear memory on
reset"

Ryan
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"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Ryan

Now that I am sharing files successfully. Is there away to set up the
file
sharing so that I don't have to use RemoteAdmin everytime I boot my
device
in
order to share
a directory. Ideally I would like to share a folder that any user can
access regardless of there user or password without using RemoteAdmin.
In
other words is there a way to set up the registry with the changes that
the
RemoteAdmin tool is making. In the RemoteAdmin tool I notice that
users
come up with permissions denied and you have to change it to allow. Is
there
a way for Windows CE to just keep these settings after a reboot.
--
Don


"Ryan Ward (MSFT)" wrote:

Hi Don,

May I ask what OS Design template you used? If it was one with an UI
and
Internet Explorer (e.g. Enterprise Web Pad) then you could remotely
administer the SMB File Server settings. To do this you will need to
add
SYSGEN_SMB_UI and rebuild your image.

1.) Boot the image, browse to http://%device_ip_addr%/RemoteAdmin
where
%device_ip_addr% is the WinCE ip addr you pinged (alternatively, you
could
put the DeviceName instead of the IP Addr).
2.) Enter a password for the administrator, [Apply]. The service will
restart itself.
3.) Login using 'admin' and the password from step 2.
4.) You may need to update the image name, [Apply]
5.) Edit the publicly facing adapter with "Add/Del Network Adapter"
6.) Edit user accounts with "Add/Del Users" (I created a tempuser
here)
7.) Edit your file share with "Add/Del Shares" (I created a share
called
Public that pointed to my \Temp)

Note: You will need to Allow user accounts access to the shares (by
default
they will be denied). I added my tempuser account from step 6 here.

Then from my XP box: net use * \\MyDeviceName\Public /u:tempuer %pwd%

You can set a Network ID that you CE image can use to access other
resources
by going to the Owner applet in the Control Panel, then selecting the
Network ID tab.

One other thing, did you include SYSGEN_REDIR in your image?

Ryan
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"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Ryan

The documentation you pointed me to says

AdapterList : REG_SZ Provides a list of network adapters separated
with a
semicolon. You can also use the "*" option to specify any adapters
that
are
present on the operating system. If you set this registry key to
"localhost",
the file server will listen on loopback.

I have used the * like the instruction say.

One more thing in my CE image I don't notice anywhere that you can
set
a
workgroup or enable file and printer sharing like you can on xp.
I would appreciate any help you can give

Thanks


--
Don


"Ryan Ward (MSFT)" wrote:

Don,

I think you might need to set another registry key for which
adapter
the
SMB
Server uses publically. e.g. AdapterList

Check out http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms884924.aspx
for
more
information on that key and its value.

Let me know if you need any more help.

Ryan

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"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Ryan

Thanks for your help. My problem was that I was not modifying
the
project.reg file through platform builder. The next problem that
pops
up
when I try to share files is
when I execute the command
net use z: \\Wince\hdd
It returns

System error 53 has occurred.

The network path was not found.

The command :
ping wince
does work though

Can you shed some light on what is happening here?
Don


"Ryan Ward (MSFT)" wrote:

I was looking through the MSDN help about using the SMBServer
and
hope
this
link will answer your question:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms899610.aspx

Although not specifically mentioned in the guide you included in
your
post,
you will need to add those registry keys manually to your
project.reg
file.

Ryan
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"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi

I followed the instructions in
http://www.dmp.com.tw/tech/os-wince/Sharing_Folders_in_Windows_CE_5.pd
When I look at the registry there are no entries for
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares\HDD]
What do I have to do to make these available to me?

Thanks

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Don










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