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XP file sharing
I have an XP machine that has many shared directories. I also have
one hidden directory. On my main machine (Win7) I can see the shared folders from the XP machine (\\winmx) fine. I can also access the hidden folder by entering \\Winmx\hiddenfolder$ into . I am never asked for a password. I tried today to share a complete drive on the XP machine by adding a $ to the drive letter. I get this message on the XP machine. http://imgur.com/r7XTdBq I answered yes and I get this message: http://imgur.com/lnUmIRj I have answered yes and no. When I enter \\xpmachine\d$ I get this password prompt: http://imgur.com/N9l8gfT Also, from the XP machine, if I try to access the "sharing and security" option using D: drive as the target, the drive share boxes are not checked like the drive has not been shared. http://imgur.com/OyO7Rjx http://imgur.com/oK1sOEr Is there a way to share a drive from the XP machine and not get promted for a password on the Win7 machine? |
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Il Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:41:02 -0400, Metspitzer ha scritto:
I get this message on the XP machine. http://imgur.com/r7XTdBq in XP there is always a hidden share on every disk (c$, d$, etc) for administrators only replacing the existing one I suppose you made a little mess use a different share name, i.e. dd$ -- /-\ /\/\ /\/\ /-\ /\/\ /\/\ /-\ T /-\ |
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On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 20:54:56 +0000 (UTC), Ammammata
wrote: Il Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:41:02 -0400, Metspitzer ha scritto: I get this message on the XP machine. http://imgur.com/r7XTdBq in XP there is always a hidden share on every disk (c$, d$, etc) for administrators only replacing the existing one I suppose you made a little mess use a different share name, i.e. dd$ Forget what I have done with my machine. Say a new XP machine was connected to the network and has a d: drive. If I try to access it from my Win7 machine, would it try to access the "always hidden share" d$? Would I be prompted (on the Win7 machine) for a username/password? |
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"Wildman" wrote in message ... On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:40:11 -0400, Metspitzer wrote: On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 20:54:56 +0000 (UTC), Ammammata wrote: Il Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:41:02 -0400, Metspitzer ha scritto: I get this message on the XP machine. http://imgur.com/r7XTdBq in XP there is always a hidden share on every disk (c$, d$, etc) for administrators only replacing the existing one I suppose you made a little mess use a different share name, i.e. dd$ Forget what I have done with my machine. Say a new XP machine was connected to the network and has a d: drive. If I try to access it from my Win7 machine, would it try to access the "always hidden share" d$? Would I be prompted (on the Win7 machine) for a username/password? Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe whenever you use the "$" following a share name, it is always treated as a root or administrator share, as Ammammata said. This means you will always be prompted for the root password. So try naming the shares without the $. No, only for the default "admin" shares. You can add the "$" to any share name to make it invisible (eg: \\servername and they won't show up in the browse list) BTW I have a Win7 and an XP box here and I share folders both ways. I have never been ask for a password, but I don't use the $ in the share name. |
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On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:41:02 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote: I have an XP machine that has many shared directories. I also have one hidden directory. On my main machine (Win7) I can see the shared folders from the XP machine (\\winmx) fine. I can also access the hidden folder by entering \\Winmx\hiddenfolder$ into . I am never asked for a password. I tried today to share a complete drive on the XP machine by adding a $ to the drive letter. I get this message on the XP machine. http://imgur.com/r7XTdBq I answered yes and I get this message: http://imgur.com/lnUmIRj I have answered yes and no. When I enter \\xpmachine\d$ I get this password prompt: http://imgur.com/N9l8gfT Also, from the XP machine, if I try to access the "sharing and security" option using D: drive as the target, the drive share boxes are not checked like the drive has not been shared. http://imgur.com/OyO7Rjx http://imgur.com/oK1sOEr Is there a way to share a drive from the XP machine and not get promted for a password on the Win7 machine? I ended up just moving the folders to a single sub folder in the root and sharing that. Thanks everyone |
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