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Any way to share OS folders in WinXP on a network?

t3h l337 n3wb

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I would like to share all data on my computer on my network. However, when I go to "Sharing" in the Program Files folder, it says that I can't share it because it's an OS folder. Is there any way to get around this? TIA.
 
If I share the entire c: drive, then I can access any folder I want on another computer on a network.
 
you can still share it from the command line:
net share sharename=path to folder

i.e. - net share programs="c:\program files"

EDIT: FYI you can also do it from the shared folders section on the computer management MMC
 
Originally posted by: stash
Use the admin shares: \\computername\c$
But that would require that the user has admin privilages; when creating a share specifically for the program files directory (or even the root) you have the ability to delegate privilages as needed. You can also give read-only privilages (which is not the case with the default share).
 
That is all true. I assumed from the OP that there was only one user. We don't really know from the post.
 
Yes. If the username and password on both machines are identical, you shouldn't even get prompted for a password.

Of you could map a drive with 'net use * \\remotemachine\c$ /u:remotemachine\username /p:yes'
 
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