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Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines.
  1. #1


    FACE Guest

    Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines.

    Host: Win XP pro

    I have a virtual machines that has small traffic between it and the host
    machine.

    I do not want "additions" for a shared folder.

    I want to set it up as a network drive.



    So far as i see, I need to set it up in "My network Places".

    I have no idea how to describe it.

    The "view examples" on the description page is an empty hyperlink.

    Any help here?

    FACE

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  2. #2


    Bob Campbell Guest

    Re: Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines.

    "FACE" <AFaceInTheCrowd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:loteg4tta060l9t6c239f5791nobha8ud5@xxxxxx

    > Host: Win XP pro
    >
    > I have a virtual machines that has small traffic between it and the host
    > machine.
    >
    > I do not want "additions" for a shared folder.
    Well, the Additions have other benefits, besides shared folders. Mouse
    improvements, faster screen in the guest (video card enhancements), overall
    better performance of the guest. The guest runs MUCH better after the
    additions have been installed.

    > I want to set it up as a network drive.
    >
    > So far as i see, I need to set it up in "My network Places".
    >
    > I have no idea how to describe it.
    Share the drive in the host. Right click it and choose Share. In the
    guest, map a drive letter to the shared host drive. The path will be
    \\host computer name\shared drive name".

    Doing it this way is faster and more reliable than the "Shared Folders".


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  3. #3


    Bo Berglund Guest

    Re: Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines.

    On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:01:10 -0400, FACE <AFaceInTheCrowd@xxxxxx>
    wrote:

    >Host: Win XP pro
    >
    >I have a virtual machines that has small traffic between it and the host
    >machine.
    >
    >I do not want "additions" for a shared folder.
    >
    >I want to set it up as a network drive.
    >
    >So far as i see, I need to set it up in "My network Places".
    >
    >I have no idea how to describe it.
    >
    >The "view examples" on the description page is an empty hyperlink.
    >
    >Any help here?
    >
    >FACE
    You can do what you want directly on the command prompt on each
    machine. We use this method in batch scripts in the startup folder on
    machines we need to use specific shared folders.
    From the top of my head:

    Start on the host by creating a folder and then sharing it on the
    network:

    c:\>mkdir c:\data\sharedfolder
    c:\>net share myshare=c:\data\sharedfolder /unlimited

    Then on the guest connect to that share as drive letter W:
    c:\>net use W: \\<hostpcname>\myshare /persistent:yes

    For this to work the user account on the guest that performs this
    operation must also exist on the host as a local user with the same
    password. It is possible to also define the user account on the host
    to use directly on the command line:

    c:\>net use W: \\<hostpcname>\myshare <password> /user:<accountname>
    /persistent:yes

    If you want write access (default is read only) then you need to go to
    the host and use Windows Explorer and rightclick the shared folder and
    select properties/security and then for the user's entry allow write
    access (or full control).

    --

    Bo Berglund (Sweden)

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  4. #4


    FACE Guest

    Re: Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines.

    On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:17:03 -0400, in microsoft.public.virtualpc, "Bob
    Campbell" <bob@xxxxxx>, wrote

    >> I want to set it up as a network drive.
    >>
    >> So far as i see, I need to set it up in "My network Places".
    >>
    >> I have no idea how to describe it.
    >
    >Share the drive in the host. Right click it and choose Share. In the
    >guest, map a drive letter to the shared host drive. The path will be
    >\\host computer name\shared drive name".
    >
    >Doing it this way is faster and more reliable than the "Shared Folders".

    Thanks. I needed the example.

    FACE

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