Re: Sharing folders in Windows CE 5.0

Hi Alexander,

I checked that my common.reg file does not have that line in the same
directory where nk.bin is being built. Do have any other suggestions?
--
Don


"Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]" wrote:

I think that there are a few more things we can try here:

First you do not need the Remote Registry Editor or the RemoteAdmin tool to
configure the SMB Server. All you need are to add the registry settings I
outlined into your project.reg file. Each time you boot the device these
settings will be used to initialize the SMB Server. IF you do change the
registry settings when the device is running then you need to restart the
SMB Server.

If you open a build window from Platform Builder and go to the
%_FLATRELEASEDIR%. Make sure that your common.reg file doesn't have a
UseAuthentication=dword:1 line in it. It shouldn't but I just want us to be
sure.

Also, what platforms are you connecting here. CE client to CE server, XP
client to CE server? I can see that you are trying to share out your hard
drives root. Can you try to share out \\windows or \\temp?

Thanks,
Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]

"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Alexander,

I followed the instructions at the following link:

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

The following is my Project.reg file. It is still necessary for me to use
RemoteAdmin to unlock permissions on the shared drive. I do plan to
follow
the instructions that you gave. But I do doubt this method because you
say
to change the registry with the Remote registry Editor. I don't think I
have
a registry which remains after a Power Cycle. Does this double have any
merit? Do I need a Registry that remains after a Power Cycle to make this
work?

;
; Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
;
;
; Use of this sample source code is subject to the terms of the Microsoft
; license agreement under which you licensed this sample source code. If
; you did not accept the terms of the license agreement, you are not
; authorized to use this sample source code. For the terms of the license,
; please see the license agreement between you and Microsoft or, if
applicable,
; see the LICENSE.RTF on your install media or the root of your tools
installation.
; THE SAMPLE SOURCE CODE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITH NO WARRANTIES.
;
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident]
;"Name"=LOC_DEFAULTDEVICENAME
;"Desc"=LOC_DEFAULTDEVICEDESC


; Redirector settings
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Redir]
; Expose \NETWORK dir for mapped resources
"RegisterFSRoot"=dword:1


; Set memory thresholds for Hibernate
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Hibernate]
"Bytes"=dword:20000
"Pages"=dword:28

IF BSP_DISPLAY_MQ200 !
; CS_SAVEBITS implemented. GWES restores screen bits on power on
; Options here are:
; 0 : OAL must deal with saving/invalidating bits between power on/off
; 1 : GWES will restore screen bits on power on
; 2 : Entire screen invalidated on power on
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\gwe]
"PORepaint"=dword:1
ENDIF BSP_DISPLAY_MQ200 !

; Let Start/Settings/Control Panel Auto Expand

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Explorer]
"ExpandControlPanel"=dword:0
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident]
"Name"="AXYZCEDEVICE"
"Desc"="Windows CE Test Device (ICOP)"
"OrigName"="WindowsCE"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Smbserver]
"AdapterList"="*"
"dll"="smbserver.dll"
"Keep"=dword:1
"Order"=dword:9
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares]
"UseAuthentication"=dword:0
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares\HDD]
"Path"="\\Hard Disk"
"Type"=dword:0
"UserList"="@*;"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares\HDD1]
"Path"="\\Hard Disk2"
"Type"=dword:0
"UserList"="@*;"
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer\Shares\Share]
;"UserList"="Don;"
;"ROUserList"=""
;"Type"=dword:0
;"Path"="Temp"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Windows CE Tools]
"Platform"="{356145cf-f1f4-44d4-bd1c-36f5aab1fac4}"

--
Don


"Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Don,

<quote>
I have decided to abandon Windows CE 5.0 development and move on to 6.0
since I absolutly need to be able to share folders over ethernet without
the
RemoteAdmin Tool. Is the documentation for 5.0 still relevent or should
I
be
looking somewhere else for information on how to share file in 6.0?
</quote>

You do not need the RemoteAdmin tool to share folders over ethernet.
Please
help me to understand the precise steps you are using to recreate your
problem.

I have posted the steps that I have used to share a folder and disable
authentication on it, here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet/archive/2007/03/13/disabling-authentication-for-windows-ce-6-0-file-shares.aspx

Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]
Visit http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet


"Don" <Don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Alexander,

I have now recreated the problem in Windows CE 6.0. How do I fix it?

"Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Don,

I have verified some things with respect to UseAuthentication=0 in CE
5.0.
Unfortunately this does not work and it is known broken in CE 5.0. We
did
make the fix for CE 6.0. There are no updates for this issue in CE
5.0.

What errors are you seeing from the Remote Admin component?

Sorry for the inconvenience,
Alexander T. Bussmann [MSFT]

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

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