databird
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London, ON
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October 2nd, @04:28PM
|  [XP] How to share entire XP system over network?
How can I share an entire XP Pro system over a network without having to share the root of every drive?
Vista seems to share all system files and drives by default, whereas XP only shares files in Shared Documents.  |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| said by databird  :How can I share an entire XP Pro system over a network without having to share the root of every drive? Why do you want to do that?
Generally it is not a good idea the share the entire harddrive. What want to share data and you don't want to share the c:\widnows folder.
You create a folder to be shared and you put things there to be shared.
If you are trying to share programs, make the program files folder to be shared, result is not garranteed.
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CKizer
Raptus Regaliter
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join:2003-01-29
Tijeras, NM | reply to databird
You can always use the administrative drive shares (C$, D$, etc...) |
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databird
join:2008-05-17
London, ON
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October 2nd, @11:46PM
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said by ChiTang :Why do you want to do that? Why not? It saves time.
For example, if I want to move a file from another system onto a specific location on the XP system, it saves the extra step of having to physically be at the XP machine and move the file from Share Documents into its intended destination.
said by ChiTang :Generally it is not a good idea the share the entire harddrive. The only reason I can see this being true is because of security. But then why does Vista share the entire drive by default if you set a network as being private?
I would think if someone manages to get into your network somehow, they would be able to circumvent your sharing settings anyway. I could be wrong, and do correct me if I am. |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| said by databird :said by ChiTang :Why do you want to do that? Why not? It saves time. For example, if I want to move a file from another system onto a specific location on the XP system, it saves the extra step of having to physically be at the XP machine and move the file from Share Documents into its intended destination. That is what VNC and RDP are for.
said by databird :said by ChiTang :Generally it is not a good idea the share the entire harddrive. The only reason I can see this being true is because of security. But then why does Vista share the entire drive by default if you set a network as being private? I would think if someone manages to get into your network somehow, they would be able to circumvent your sharing settings anyway. I could be wrong, and do correct me if I am. Not as much as someone hack in from outside. How do you feel another user in the Lan have access to your entire drive, mistakenly/deliberately delete some files in your windows folder.
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databird
join:2008-05-17
London, ON
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October 3rd, @12:41AM
| said by ChiTang :That is what VNC and RDP are for. How are they any safer though? And I don't want to have to be forced to load, and stare at the GUI of the XP system just so I can put some files on it (or take).
said by ChiTang :Not as much as someone hack in from outside. How do you feel another user in the Lan have access to your entire drive, mistakenly/deliberately delete some files in your windows folder. What are the odds of someone getting past WPA2+AES with a 20-character passkey, MAC address filtering, and no SSID broadcast? (the latter 2 points don't matter much but I thought I'd mention them too).
Serious question. |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| said by databird :said by ChiTang :That is what VNC and RDP are for. How are they any safer though? VNC & RDP are tools to take control, you setup password and security to foolproof it.
said by databird :said by ChiTang :Not as much as someone hack in from outside. How do you feel another user in the Lan have access to your entire drive, mistakenly/deliberately delete some files in your windows folder. What are the odds of someone getting past WPA2+AES with a 20-character passkey, MAC address filtering, and no SSID broadcast? (the latter 2 points don't matter much but I thought I'd mention them too). Serious question. If you read my post, it is not as much as someone hack in from outside. It is for the users who are already in your Lan. They can mess you up.
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If you want to share the entire HD so that you can move files around in that HD remotely, you are using a bad/unsafe method, that is all I say.
If you are the only user in your Lan, then ignore my posts and do whatever makes you happy.
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KiZiller
@rr.com
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said by databird :How can I share an entire XP Pro system over a network without having to share the root of every drive? You can't. At very least, each partition must be specifically shared. You cannot share the whole computer in one whack. Is enabling drive shares something that is consuming hours of your time ? It's like 4 clicks per partition and it is finished, for life. |
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spie34
Hmm
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Boise, ID
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easy way to do it. \\computername\c$ type in your username and password on the computer you are trying to access. now yes this requires that all computers have your valid username password combination.
I do this all the time on computers I work on and I am too lazy to create a share. I do this at home where I know the computer I am working on does not have access to my computer and I do it at work all the time too since I am a domain admin.
or \\ip address\drive letter$ if you can't reach via computer name. |
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Vchat20
Landing is the REAL challenge
join:2003-09-16
Warren, OH
| said by spie34 :easy way to do it. \\computername\c$ type in your username and password on the computer you are trying to access. now yes this requires that all computers have your valid username password combination. I do this all the time on computers I work on and I am too lazy to create a share. I do this at home where I know the computer I am working on does not have access to my computer and I do it at work all the time too since I am a domain admin. or \\ip address\drive letter$ if you can't reach via computer name. Administrative shares are exactly what you want to use not only for ease of use, but security as well. The administrative shares are locked to requiring administrator privileges to access and that means you need to have and be logged into a matching username/password combo to that of an administrator on the computer you need access to.
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