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Old 08-07-2007   #1 (permalink)
maryse
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Documents & Settings

I have set up a home network with one vista, three xp's. Everyone can see
each other and I can have allowed the drives to be shared on all four
computers. I can access the entire vista drive from the xp's. I cannot
access each of the three xp Documents & Settings from any of the computers
although the drives I have shared have the Documents & Settings within them.
If I have shared the root drive, why would a file within that drive not be
accessible? I would appreciate anyone's help. Thanks.

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Old 08-07-2007   #2 (permalink)
Malke
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Re: Documents & Settings

maryse wrote:
> I have set up a home network with one vista, three xp's. Everyone can see
> each other and I can have allowed the drives to be shared on all four
> computers. I can access the entire vista drive from the xp's. I cannot
> access each of the three xp Documents & Settings from any of the computers
> although the drives I have shared have the Documents & Settings within them.
> If I have shared the root drive, why would a file within that drive not be
> accessible? I would appreciate anyone's help. Thanks.


What version XP? If XP Home, that is why since Home doesn't allow
sharing of users' home directories or program files. If XP Pro, uncheck
"Use Simple Sharing" in Folder Options>View tab>last option.

Or just put files you wish to share in the Shared Documents folder.

Don't forget to put all machines on the same Workgroup and create
identical user accounts/passwords on all machines.


Malke
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Old 08-07-2007   #3 (permalink)
maryse
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Re: Documents & Settings

It's XP Home. All machines have identical users and passwords. I guess I'll
have to use the shared documents. I just wanted to keep everything very
simple - 4 shared drives.

Thanks.

"Malke" wrote:

> maryse wrote:
> > I have set up a home network with one vista, three xp's. Everyone can see
> > each other and I can have allowed the drives to be shared on all four
> > computers. I can access the entire vista drive from the xp's. I cannot
> > access each of the three xp Documents & Settings from any of the computers
> > although the drives I have shared have the Documents & Settings within them.
> > If I have shared the root drive, why would a file within that drive not be
> > accessible? I would appreciate anyone's help. Thanks.

>
> What version XP? If XP Home, that is why since Home doesn't allow
> sharing of users' home directories or program files. If XP Pro, uncheck
> "Use Simple Sharing" in Folder Options>View tab>last option.
>
> Or just put files you wish to share in the Shared Documents folder.
>
> Don't forget to put all machines on the same Workgroup and create
> identical user accounts/passwords on all machines.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

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Old 08-07-2007   #4 (permalink)
Malke
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Re: Documents & Settings

maryse wrote:
> It's XP Home. All machines have identical users and passwords. I guess I'll
> have to use the shared documents. I just wanted to keep everything very
> simple - 4 shared drives.


You're welcome. Sharing entire drives may seem simple but it is
insecure. Yes, you are best off using Shared Documents.


Malke
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