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How do you share files over a network for Windows 2000?

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SuperCyrix

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I can't share files. The only way I know how is to log on to the other computer using the other computer's ID.
But that gives the person loggin in full access.

Sheesh..this is a pain in the ass, things were so easy in 98
 
things were so easy in 98
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Yeah, but 98 is pants 😉
What exactly do you want to do?
If you're sharing between 2 Win2K machines, it's a piece of p**s to set up.
If you're sharing with a 98 Machine, life is more complicated.
 
Ok, so you can log into the other computer on the network but you can't see the drives or folders?

Check the share properties of the drive by right clicking over the drive in My computer or Windows Explorer. In the share name field you need to name the drive as something other than C$ or D$ which are not viewable on the network. At the bottom you will see "New share" and "Remove share" buttons. Use these to create drive names that you can view through the network. For example, all my drives are named after transformers. My MP3 box harddrive is named accordingly. You can also name drives for removable media, and pull data from loaded drives...it's cool installing a game from one computer onto another through the network...works pretty well too!
 
The Default Shares <are> visible over the network, but only by users with administrative rights on the machine.

If you're sharing between two Windows 2000 machines do the following:
Ensure that there is a local user on both machines with identical usernames and passwords.
Give that user Admin rights on both machines
Log on to one machine with that user
Open My Computer, type the location \\%hostname%\c$ (where hostname is the name of the remote PC)
or indeed \\%hostname%\d$ /e$ /f$ etc for any fixed disk
and Voila, you'll be able to see the root of that drive.
 
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