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| | 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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| | Re: Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines. "FACE" <AFaceInTheCrowd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:loteg4tta060l9t6c239f5791nobha8ud5@xxxxxx Quote: > 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. 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. Quote: > 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. 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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| | Re: Question: setting up "my network places" for virtual machines. On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:01:10 -0400, FACE <AFaceInTheCrowd@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >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 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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| | 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 Quote: Quote: >> 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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