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09-22-2004, 05:58 PM
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Sharing problems in Win XP Home
I have a problem, Win Xp Home won't let me share Program Files, Windows or Documents and Settings. I need to share these folders on my network but Win XP Home is really pushy and won't allow me to.
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09-22-2004, 06:26 PM
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Do you have File and Print Sharing enabled?
Do you have those Drives/Directories shared? Welcome to PCMECH! |
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09-22-2004, 06:44 PM
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I can share other folders and I am sharing a printer over the network. Its a thing in Win Xp Home, its supposed to be 'user friendly'. I was hoping there would be something I could do in the registry.
Thanks for the welcome |
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09-23-2004, 08:56 AM
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XP Home only uses simple file sharing, which canot be disabled like it can with XP Pro. Simple file sharing will not allow sharing of those system folders. You can *try* to share the whole drive - that may work. You would need to create a new share - the whole drive is already administratively shared, which is not a user accessible share. Note that doing this is a security risk.
The better option is upgrade to XP Pro and disable simple file sharing. |
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